Three companies with late-stage development programs for the treatment of AML are expected to provide updates at the 2011 ASCO annual meeting.
Similarities Between Two Immunotherapies in Cancer
March 30, 2011 By 1 Comment
Approval of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Yervoy® [ipilimumab] for melanoma in March 2011 marked the second victory for the field of immunotherapy in oncology within a year.
To Partner, or Not to Partner: That is the Question
March 10, 2011 By 2 Comments
Traditional wisdom holds that biotechnology companies benefit from collaborations with their larger pharmaceutical peers, which can help validate a company’s technology, provide capital to help fund clinical development, and enable access to experienced clinical, regulatory and commercial infrastructure. While this was certainly true in the early days of biotechnology, the industry has now matured – [...]
Investment Opportunities with Five Frontline Therapies for AML
September 6, 2010 By 2 Comments
Acute myelogenous leukemia [AML] is a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. Unformed cells called myeloblasts, or “blasts,” reside in the bone marrow and normally become a particular kind of cell – a white blood cell, red blood cell, or platelet. In AML, abnormal blasts produce white blood cells that do not function [...]
Five Key Factors Weighing on Dendreon
July 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Shares of Dendreon Corporation (DNDN) have declined significantly from an all-time high of $57.67 in late April 2010 when the company received U.S. Food and Drug Administration [FDA] approval for Provenge® [sipuleucel-T], the first active immunotherapy approved for the treatment of cancer in the U.S. Today, shares of Dendreon traded as low as $28.01, down [...]
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