Biomarkers Drive Personalized Medicine
Companion Diagnostics Enable More Targeted Therapy At the 2010 BIO Conference in Chicago with about 15,000 attendees there were ten Breakout Sessions on Biomarkers (BM) encompassing Intellectual Property, commercialization, reimbursement, drug development and diagnostics. This explosive new...
Dendreon(DNDN) Receives FDA Approval for Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine
New Treatment Category for Cancer-Autologous Cellular Immunotherapy The FDA cleared the first therapeutic vaccine for cancer with Dendreon’s Provenge (R)(Sipuleucel-T), an individualized treatment approach for advanced prostate cancer (CRPC). CRPC is asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic,...
Milken Institute Global Conference-Healthcare Reform I
Missed Opportunity in Health Reform-Wellness and Prevention On Monday April 26 a panel of executives and leaders including Michael Milken, moderated by CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo convened to discuss Health Reform in a session focused on “Prevention and Cures”. The primary focus of...
Gilead(GILD) and Abbott(ABT) Guidance Triggers Biotech Sell-Off
Healthcare Reform Impact on Gilead HIV Product Sales Surprises Analysts Gilead Sciences (GILD) lowered its 2010 sales forecast to a range of $7.4-$7.5B from $7.6-$7.8B citing recently enacted healthcare legislation. Net income for the quarter ended March 31 jumped from $854.9M or $0.92/sh....
Genomics Update from AACR: Biomarkers for Oncology Medicine
Yesterday we presented an overview of the use of Biomarkers(BM’s) for predictive use in the treatment of Lung Cancer. Here are some additional summaries from the American Association for Cancer Research(AACR) meeting on Monday.Researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia...
