February 5, 2012

Gut Check Time for GVHD Companies: BMT Tandem Meetings Review

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The 2010 BMT Tandem Meetings were held in Orlando, Florida this past week [February 24-28, 2010].  Considered the premier event for hematopoietic cell transplantation [HCT] and cellular therapy, the annual event attracts more than 2,500 clinicians, transplant nurses, clinical research professionals, data managers, pharmacists, center administrators and mid-level practitioners. With more than 200 abstracts being [...]

Graft Versus Host Disease: Failures and Future Opportunities

In September 2009, Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (OSIR) reported preliminary results from two Phase III trials evaluating its Prochymal product candidate for the treatment of acute Graft-versus-Host disease [GVHD].  Unfortunately, neither trial reached its primary endpoint, sending shares from $14 to a 52-week low of $5.35 by November 2009.  The results were the latest in a [...]