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February 7, 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

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Adjuvants May Hold Key to Unlocking Cancer Immunotherapy Revolution

September 18, 2011 By MD Becker Partners Leave a Comment

MD Becker Partners' Life Science Digest: Adjuvants

Often overlooked, adjuvants can be an essential part of an effective vaccine and could help advance the field of cancer immunotherapy even further.

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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.

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Five Key Factors Weighing on Dendreon

July 1, 2010 By MD Becker Partners Leave a Comment

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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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Cancer Vaccine Therapies: Failures and Future Opportunities

April 7, 2010 By MD Becker Partners 3 Comments

FIGURE 1: FDA APPROVAL OF CANCER MABS FROM 1997-2010

(Note: the following text is an Executive Summary from our new 150-page report titled “Cancer Vaccine Therapies: Failures and Future Opportunities”) Since the early 1990s, cancer immunotherapy has provided hope to patients, physicians, and investors as a new treatment modality with limited side effects and superior efficacy. Cancer immunotherapy broadly includes passive immunization, active immunization, [...]

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