FDA Issues Serious Recall of Balloon Catheters

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA upgraded a recall of aortic balloon catheters to class I — the agency’s most serious — due to the device potentially becoming jammed in its sheath.

Maker Pulls Bicarbonate Injection

(MedPage Today) — The manufacturer of a sodium bicarbonate injection recalled the product due to particles that may form in vials prior to the drug’s expiration.

FDA Issues Serious Recall of Balloon Catheters

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA upgraded a recall of aortic balloon catheters to class I — the agency’s most serious — due to the device potentially becoming jammed in its sheath.

Immunitor reports positive safety imm01 clinical trial against tuberculosis

Immune Network Ltd., advises that Immunitor has published data from the first half of the 120-patient imm01 clinical trial of its V5 immunomodulator product against tuberculosis, including difficult-to-treat forms of the disease.

Enrollment commences in belinostat-Tarceva combination trial for NSCLC

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company with fully integrated commercial and drug development operations with a primary focus in oncology, and Topotarget A/S announced today that the first patient has been dosed in an Investigator Initiated Trial of belinostat in combination with Tarceva® for patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).

Dosing initiated in combination Phase I study of palifosfamide with etoposide and cisplatin/carboplatin in SCLC

ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc., announced today that the first patient has been dosed in a Phase I, single arm, dose escalation study at the Indiana University Cancer Center of intravenous (IV) palifosfamide (ZIO-201) in combination with etoposide (VP-16) and cisplatin/carboplatin (platinum) in the treatment of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and other cancers.

Positive results from OMS201 Phase 1/2 trial in patients undergoing urologic procedures

Omeros Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing and commercializing products focused on inflammation and disorders of the central nervous system, today announced results from the Phase 1/2 clinical trial of OMS201, the Company’s urological PharmacoSurgery™ product candidate.

CEL-SCI initiates Multikine Phase III trail for head and neck cancer

CEL-SCI Corporation announced today that it has commenced its Phase III clinical trial for Multikine®, the Company’s flagship immunotherapy. CEL-SCI has now completed all of the manufacturing and regulatory requirements to begin enrollment of the study.

Amgen Director Shares Strategies To Maximise Reimbursement Success

Pharma IQ has conducted an interview with Chrissie Fletcher, Director and Head of International Biostatistics at Amgen, about Health Technology Assessment. Fletcher said: “The Health Technology Assessment dossier is really the single opportunity that people have to convince payers of the value of a new product coming through…

Akorn-Strides joint venture enters purchase agreement with Pfizer for ANDAs

Akorn, Inc., a niche generic pharmaceutical company, today reported that its Akorn-Strides LLC joint venture has entered into a purchase agreement with Pfizer Inc. to sell 16 Abbreviated New Drug Approvals (ANDAs) and 6 filed ANDAs. For its portion, Akorn, Inc. will receive $35 million in cash. Akorn-Strides LLC will continue to manufacture and distribute [...]