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February 5, 2012

2012 Preview: Cancer Immunotherapy Catalysts

December 14, 2011 By MD Becker Partners 1 Comment

MD Becker Partners' Life Science Digest: 2012 graphic

2012 represents a period with robust news flow for emerging immuno-oncology companies

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: AE37, AGEN, Agenus, Allovectin, Amgen, AMGN, Antigen Express, BAVA, Bavarian Nordic, BMY, Bristol-Myers Squibb, cancer vaccine, castrate-resistant prostate cancer, CELG, Celgene, Celldex Therapeutics, CLDX, cv-301, Dendreon, DNDN, Generex, GlaxoSmithKline, GlobeImmune, GNBT, gp100, GSK, HyperAcute, Idera Pharmaceuticals, IDRA, immunotherapy, IMO-2055, ipilimumab, Jennerex, JX-594, MAGE-A3, melanoma, NewLink Genetics, NLNK, NSCLC, Oncothyreon, OncoVex, ONTY, pancreatic cancer, panvac, PROSTVAC, Provenge, QS-21, sipuleucel-T, Stimuvax, TG4010, transgene, Vical, VICL, Yervoy

Cancer Immunotherapy: A Roundtable Discussion

June 30, 2011 By MD Becker Partners 3 Comments

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Beyond the approvals of both Provenge and Yervoy, there are a number of additional catalysts that could ignite further interest in the field of cancer immunotherapy.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: AGS-003, Allovectin-7, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Amgen, AMGN, AnGes, Argos Therapeutics, ASCO, AVAX Technologies, Bavarian Nordic, belagenpumatucel-L, BiovaxID, Biovest International, BLP25 liposome vaccine, BVTI, cancer immunotherapy, Cancer Research Institute, CDX-110, Celldex Therapeutics, CRI, GBM, GlaxoSmithKline, glioblastoma, GSK, Lucanix, MAGE-AS ASCI, melanoma, Merck KGA, MVA-MUC1-IL2, Novartis, Novarx, NSCLC, Oncothyreon, OncoVEX(GM-CSF), prostate cancer, PROSTVAC, rindopepimut, Stimuvax, TG4010, transgene, Vical, VICL

Similarities Between Two Immunotherapies in Cancer

March 30, 2011 By MD Becker Partners 1 Comment

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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.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Abiraterone acetate, active immunotherapy, Astellas, BAVA.CO, Bavarian Nordic, biotechnology, BMY, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, cancer vaccine, Dendreon Corporation, DNDN, docetaxel, FDA, Inc., ipilimumab, JNJ, Johnson & Johnson, MDV3100, MDVN, Medivation, melanoma, oncology, Plexxikon, PLX4032, prostate cancer, PROSTVAC, Provenge, roche, sipuleucel-T, Taxotere, Yervoy

Ipilimumab Approval Highlights Immunotherapy Renaissance

March 25, 2011 By MD Becker Partners Leave a Comment

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On March 25, 2011, Yervoy® [ipilimumab] by Bristol-Myers Squibb became the eleventh mAb approved by the FDA for the treatment of cancer.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: AGEN, Agenus, Allovectin-7, Amgen, AMGN, Antigenics, AVAX, AVAX Technologies, AVXT.PK, Bavarian Nordic, BIIB, Biogen Idec, BiovaxID, Biovest International, BioVex, BMY, Bristol-Myers Squibb, BVTI, CancerVax, Canvaxin, CDX-110, Celldex Therapeutics, CLDX, Corixa, Dendreon, DNDN, GlaxoSmithKline plc, GMK vaccine, GSK, ipilimumab, Lucanix, MAGE-A3 ASCI, Melacine, MVAX, Novarx, Oncophage, Oncothyreon, OncoVex, ONTY, Oxford BioMedica, PGNX, Progenics Pharmaceuticals, PROSTVAC, Rituxan, rituximab, Stimuvax, TG4010, transgene, Trovax, Vical, VICL, William Coley, Yervoy

Cancer Immunotherapy to Take Center Stage at ASCO

June 3, 2010 By MD Becker Partners Leave a Comment

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In early April 2010, we published a 150-page industry report titled “Cancer Vaccine Therapies: Failures and Future Opportunities,” which included an overview of the cancer immunotherapy market, interviews with several key opinion leaders, profiles of nearly 40 companies, and a discussion of the scientific, clinical, and commercial considerations for the major industry participants. An executive [...]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: active immunotherapy, AE37, American Society of Clinical Oncology, ASCO, BAVA.CO, Bavarian Nordic, cancer vaccine, CVac, Dendreon, DNDN, Generex, GNBT, Prima Biomed, PROSTVAC, Provenge, PRR.AX, PSA-Tricom