...that Actemra significantly halted the progression of joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis for two years when combined with the common treatment methotrexate. [ID:nN16364143] Reporting by Katie Reid ; editing by John Stonestreet )

In this article: Actemra, Arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Methotrexate, and Rash

...Inc. (Other OTC : NEOL.PK) announced the results of a Phase I clinical trial of Liposome Encapsulated Docetaxel (LE-DT) an active component of Taxotere ® at a joint International Conference of the American Association for Cancer Research...

In this article: Cancer, Taxotere, Medical advice, Back pain, American Association for Cancer Research, Rigor, Rash, Peripheral edema, and Peripheral neuropathy

...and research suggests that at least one -- beta-interferon -- may be associated with miscarriage. Chakravarty noted that the drug methotrexate , sometimes used for MS, is known to cause birth defects. SOURCE: Neurology , online...

In this article: Neurology, C-section, Epilepsy, Methotrexate, Anti-inflammatory, Corticosteroid, Muscle weakness, and Multiple sclerosis

...three chemotherapeutic regimens being evaluated in combination with TH-302 which is given on days 1 and 8 of a three week docetaxel cycle. Docetaxel is administered at the full prescribed dose of 75 mg/m2. The maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of...

In this article: Cancer, Docetaxel, South Dakota, Oxygen, Doxorubicin, Soft tissue sarcoma, and Securities Exchange Commission

...trial, there was a 20.5 percent increase in severe to life-threatening and fatal side effects for Avastin plus paclitaxel chemotherapy vs. paclitaxel alone. Because mild side effects of Avastin plus paclitaxel were not studied, they are...

In this article: Bevacizumab, Breast cancer, Paclitaxel, FDA, Genentech, Surgery, Cancer, Taxane, HER2, and Capecitabine

... CYT997 is able to produce potent vascular disrupting effects in tumors (colon adenocarcinoma xenograft model), and in combination with cisplatin dosed weekly leads to enhanced antitumor effects compared to cisplatin alone. Administration of...

In this article: Nimotuzumab, Cancer, Cisplatin, Adenocarcinoma, Dermatitis, and Rash

...( Camptosar ), paclitaxel (Taxol ), pemetrexed (Alimta ) or vinorelbine (Navelbine ). - Bevacizumab (Avastin ) is recommended with carboplatin plus paclitaxel in particular circumstances. - Physicians may consider adding cetuximab...

In this article: Lung cancer, Cancer, Gefitinib, Erlotinib, Pemetrexed, Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, Irinotecan, and Gemcitabine

...both demonstrated that Avastin plus commonly used chemotherapies -- taxane -based chemotherapy, anthracycline-based chemotherapy and capecitabine -- increased the time women lived without the disease growing or spreading, compared with using...

In this article: Avastin, Breast cancer, Genentech, Taxane, Capecitabine, and U.S. Food and Drug Administration

...received chemotherapy for advanced HER2 -negative breast cancer. The supplemental Biologics License Applications concern Avastin , generically bevacizumab , combined with two commonly used chemotherapies. One is docetaxel ; the other envisions...

In this article: Bevacizumab, FDA, Taxane, Capecitabine, Breast cancer, HER2, Docetaxel, Genentech, and MarketWatch

...three-year interim analysis of a randomised, prospective trial (known as FinXX) compared adjuvant capecitabine in combination with docetaxel and cyclophosphamide plus epirubicin for the treatment of early breast cancer with the standard,...

In this article: Capecitabine, Breast cancer, Cancer, Cyclophosphamide, Docetaxel, Fluorouracil, The Lancet, Finland, and Medical advice

...on mice showed the drug was effective against tumour cells, both in isolation, and in combination with the standard chemotherapy agent, cisplatin. Dr Joanna Owens , of the charity Cancer Research UK , said: "It is encouraging to see...

In this article: Lung cancer, Fgf-2, Imperial College London, Growth hormone, Cancer Research, Surgery, Cisplatin, Cancer, and Cancer Research UK

...and not infringed by Arzerra. In October, we received accelerated approval for Arzerra from the FDA for CLL that is refractory to fludarabine and alemtuzumab. The FDA approval triggered a milestone payment of DKK 116 million from GSK.

In this article: Genmab A/S, GlaxoSmithKline, Revenue, Ofatumumab, FDA, Zalutumumab, NHL, Trademark, Rituximab, and US

...risk early breast cancer participated in this randomized controlled trial. They were assigned to either three cycles of capecitabine and docetaxel followed by three cycles of cyclophosphamide , epirubicin, and capecitabine (capecitabine...

In this article: Capecitabine, Breast cancer, Cancer, Cyclophosphamide, Docetaxel, Fever, Medical advice, Taxane, Fluorouracil, and Finland

...formulation in patients with solid tumors and three Phase 1b trials in combination with Xeloda ® ( capecitabine ), Taxotere ® ( docetaxel ) and Gemzar ® ( gemcitabine ), respectively. ARRY-380 - ErbB2 selective inhibitor for cancer : Patient...

In this article: Cancer, Revenue, Gemcitabine, Capecitabine, ErbB2, Glucose, and Docetaxel

...expects these activities to continue throughout the fourth quarter. Third-quarter growth in this segment was also driven by Clolar ® ( clofarabine injection) and Mozobil® (plerixafor injection). Mozobil was launched in Europe following...

In this article: Genzyme Corp., Revenue, Fabrazyme, Clofarabine, FDA, Alemtuzumab, Fludarabine, Bayer, Trademark, and Tax

... GENZ ) announced that the FDA provided a complete response letter regarding the company 's supplemental New Drug Application for Clolar ® ( clofarabine ) in previously untreated older adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and at least...

In this article: Clofarabine, Genzyme Corporation, FDA, Cytarabine, Cancer, Accrual, Leukemia, Chronic myelogenous leukemia, Acute myeloid leukemia, and Nasdaq

...or ongoing studies might be satisfactory. The company is conducting a late-stage trial comparing Clolar , known generically as clofarabine , in combination with the chemotherapy cytarabine to cytarabine alone in relapsed and refractory...

In this article: Genzyme, Clofarabine, FDA, Cytarabine, Acute myeloid leukemia, Leukemia, Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and U.S.

...adults with AML. Genzyme needs FDA clearance, however, to market the drug specifically for the adults. The drug's generic name is clofarabine. JP Morgan analyst Geoffrey Meacham said the panel vote was "an incremental negative as it...

In this article: Genzyme Corp, Clofarabine, Leukemia, FDA, Cancer, U.S., Revenue, Acute myeloid leukemia, and University of Washington in Seattle