Wyeth’s Enbrel for treatment of Psoriasis
July 30, 2004 by admin · Leave a Comment
On July 30, 2004 Wyeth reported that a European Commission panel had recommended that regulators approve Enbrel as a treatment for psoriasis after other treatments were found inadequate or inappropriate. The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use will report its findings to the European Commission for endorsement before Enbrel can receive marketing approval. Wyeth [...]
Elan/Biogen Idec’s Antegren (Natalizumab) for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
July 26, 2004 by admin · Leave a Comment
On July 26, 2004 Elan Corp.’s application for approval of its multiple sclerosis (MS) drug Antegren was accepted for review by the FDA. Elan has developed Antegren with U.S. partner Biogen Idec. The company has stated that this therapy represents a new approach in the treatment of MS and is expected to eventually generate annual [...]
ID Biomedical’s FluInsure Influenza Vaccine
July 20, 2004 by admin · Leave a Comment
FluInsure™ On July 20 2004, ID Biomedical released preliminary data regarding FluInsure™ from its field efficacy study. Carried out during the 2003-2004 flu season at 28 sites throughout Canada, this study involved 1,349 healthy participants aged 18 to 64. A single dose of the nasally delivered, non-living vaccine had 67% efficacy (3/451 vs. 9/443 placebo) [...]
Neurochem’s Alzhemed for treatment of Alzheimer’s
July 18, 2004 by admin · Leave a Comment
On July 18, 2004, Neurochem Inc. released interim data pertaining to a Phase II open-label extension study of the effects of Alzhemed on cognitive function and global measure of performance in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s Disease. According to Neurochem, the study showed that approximately 70% of the mild AD patients had stabilized or improved cognitive [...]
Nymox Pharmaceutical NX-1207 for BPH
July 14, 2004 by admin · Leave a Comment
On July 14, 2004 Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation reported FDA approval for the NX-1207 clinical trial protocol for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). In January 2004 the company had reported Phase I results which indicated that safety and tolerability data were sufficient for the company to move NX-1207 into Phase II testing. The recent FDA ruling has [...]
Xenova Group’s TA-NIC for the Treatment of Nicotine Addiction
July 14, 2004 by admin · Leave a Comment
On July 14, 2004 Xenova Group plc released results of a second clinical trial with TA-NIC, a therapeutic vaccine under development for the treatment of nicotine addiction. The company reported that this randomized, placebo controlled, double-blinded study involved a total of 60 smokers and was designed to prove safety and tolerability data while measuring anti-nicotine [...]