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Test data show potency of drug candidate for hepatitis C
Idenix Pharmaceuticals reported interim data from a Phase IIb trial showing that its lead hepatitis C agent reduced viral load to an undetectable level after 28 days in 73% of patients given a 100-milligram dose and 63% of those...[mehr]
Trial opens door for more testing of hepatitis C vaccine
British researchers used an adenoviral vector strategy to develop a vaccine that can strengthen T cells' response against the hepatitis C virus. The study, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, found the...[mehr]
Clinical study begins for experimental hemophilia drug
Pfizer launched an early-stage trial of PF-05280602, a modified recombinant factor VIIa for prophylactic and acute treatment of hemophilia. The move represents a milestone payment for Catalyst Biosciences, the compound's...[mehr]
FDA expedites review of hepatitis C drug
The FDA granted fast-track designation to Achillion Pharmaceuticals' ACH-1625 as a treatment for hepatitis C. The compound is undergoing Phase II testing. Reuters Source: AABBsmartbrief [mehr]
HIV vaccine is successful in study using monkeys
Harvard University scientists developed a vaccine that resulted in 80% reduction in the chance of HIV-related infection. The study, carried out on rhesus monkeys, is unique because researchers challenged them with a virulent...[mehr]
FDA grants orphan designation for AMT’s hemophilia gene therapy program
http://bleedingdisorder.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/fda-grants-orphan-designation-for-amts-hemophilia-gene-therapy-program/#comments Source: Bringing Generations Together [mehr]
Shedding Pounds Protects Knee Cartilage
Weight loss among obese individuals can help prevent the loss in thickness and quality of cartilage associated with knee osteoarthritis, a prospective study showed. full story Source: medpagetoday [mehr]
Science journal fully retracts study linking XMRV to CFS
The journal Science has retracted a 2009 study that associated the XMRV retrovirus to chronic fatigue syndrome, or CFS, as several subsequent studies have failed to validate the findings. A partial retraction was issued in...[mehr]
CDC: 3 patients gets hepatitis C from transplants
A pediatric patient in Boston and two people in Kentucky became infected with hepatitis C after receiving a blood vessel transplant and two kidneys from an infected donor, the CDC has reported. Such infections are rare, but the...[mehr]
HIV vaccine is cleared for human testing
The FDA has approved human testing of SAV001, an HIV vaccine developed by University of Western Ontario researchers in partnership with the South Korean biotech firm Sumagen. The Phase I trial, scheduled to begin next month, will...[mehr]