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June 9, 2008
Transgene's vaccine for SCLC: Promising, BUT need to await survival and Phase III data
Analysis of: Transgene's Therapeutic Vaccine TG4010 Meets Primary Endpoint in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Phase IIb Trial | www.pipelinereview.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Tarnsgene's cancer vaccine TG 4010 increased response rates and progression free survival when added to chemotherapy in patients with advanced small cell lung cancer. The overall survival rates and time to progression were not much different in the 2 treatment groups. The vaccine is novel and efficacy...
June 9, 2008
Diabetes: Let's avoid pseudoscience and start over.....
Analysis of: Tight Rein on Blood Sugar Has No Heart Benefit | www.nytimes.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Tight Glucose control in type 2 diabetes mellitus did not result in improved survival and possibly had a negative impact.
June 5, 2008
Trovax for renal cell carcinoma: not much potential
Analysis of: Sanofi-Aventis and Oxford Biomedica report encouraging Trovax(R) phase II trial results in Metastatic Renal Cancer | www.pipelinereview.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
The efficacy of the immunotherapeutic" vaccine" Trovax in 3 separate small phase II trials in combination with interferon alpha or IL-2 was modest at best. With availability of 3 targeted agents for this disease ( Nexavar, Sutent, and Torisel) , the chances of such as an agent are very limited.
June 4, 2008
Trovax(R) Sanofi-Aventis and Oxford Biomedica: Interesting but.....
Analysis of: Sanofi-Aventis and Oxford Biomedica report encouraging Trovax(R) phase II trial results in Metastatic Renal Cancer | www.pipelinereview.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
This immunotherapeutic agent in association with interleukin 2 or interferon may be effective in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). To be tested in a phase III trial (against what??)
June 4, 2008
ASA404 in a phase III trial in lung cancer?? "A crap shoot?"
Analysis of: Positive data on Antisoma’s ASA404 presented at ASCO | www.pipelinereview.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
That appears to be a well contructed phase III trial adds ASA404 or a placebo to Taxol/Carboplatin. Nothing exotic, endpoints are overall survival (OS) as well as OS in Squams and non Squams.
June 2, 2008
A New Algorithm Will be Needed to Calculate Market Sharee
Analysis of: Genetic Research May Help Pick Patients' Best Cancer Drugs | online.wsj.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Genetic profiling will tell us who should or should not receive particular anti neoplastic agents. This is "personalized" therapy that has been predicted x years.
June 2, 2008
Chinese generics: Low prices bu qulaity reputation will favor India
Analysis of: China Muscles In On The Generics Industry | www.pharmalot.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
China, buoyed by its recent economic boom, is invading industrilaized nation markets with many generic compounds , from pain killers to AIDS drugs. Chinese drugs are cheap, but have reputation for poor quality , especially with recent heparin fiasco. India has had a good track record with generics and...
June 2, 2008
ImClone: One study shot down. The other??
Analysis of: Drug Brings ImClone in From Cold | online.wsj.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Well we know that the lung cancer trial  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121227163771635641.html?mod=2_1566_topbox was a bust so far. What other "good news" do we await
June 2, 2008
Erbitux (ImClone):1 month and <10% additional survival in lung cancer. Not very impressive!
Analysis of: Erbitux Slightly Boosts Survival in Cancer Study | online.wsj.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Basically?? It's a bust until we see subset analysis. It is possible adenocarcinomas as well as non smokers will show better survival
May 29, 2008
Brain Cancer: Several new treatment strategies with an expected boost from the recent Senator Kennedy diagnosis
Analysis of: Hints of Progress in Drugs Treating Brain Cancer | www.nytimes.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
For the first time in decades, several drugs like Temodar and Avastin and tumor vaccines ( Avant and others) have shown increased overall survival even in adavnaced and recurrent brain tumors as glioblastoma multiforme. Several agents are in the pipeline, and more Big Pharma involvement is expected...

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