DelMar Pharma wins fast track status for glioblastoma drug
DelMar Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:DMPI) said today that the FDA granted its lead product candidate, VAL-083, fast track status for approval as a therapy for recurrent glioblastoma. The designation applies to a Phase II trial with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and a Phase III trial in patients whose disease has progressed after treatment with temozolomide and bevacizumab. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News. The post DelMar Pharma wins fast track status for glioblastoma drug appeared first on MassDevice. (Source: Mass Device)
Source: Mass Device - December 29, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Sarah Faulkner Tags: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Neurological Oncology Pharmaceuticals Regulatory/Compliance Wall Street Beat DelMar Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Phase III IMmotion151 Study Met Co-primary Goal In Kidney Cancer
The study demonstrated that the combination of TECENTRIQ (atezolizumab) and Avastin (bevacizumab) provided a statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in the risk of disease worsening or death...12/12/2017 (Source: Kidney Cancer Association)
Source: Kidney Cancer Association - December 12, 2017 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news

Roche: Tecentriq cocktail slows kidney cancer progression
ZURICH (Reuters) - Combining Roche's Tecentriq immunotherapy with its older drug Avastin reduced the risk of disease worsening or death (PFS) for the initial treatment of advanced kidney cancer in some patients, the Swiss drugmaker said on Monday (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Phase III IMmotion151 study showed Roche ’s Tecentriq (atezolizumab) and Avastin (bevacizumab) reduced the risk of disease worsening or death for the initial treatment of certain people with advanced kidney cancer
Roche today announced that the Phase III IMmotion151 study met its co-primary endpoint of investigator-assessed progression-free survival (PFS) and demonstrated that the combination of Tecentriq ® (atezolizumab) and Avastin® (bevacizumab) provided a statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in the risk of disease worsening or death (PFS) in people whose disease expressed the PD-L1 (programmed death-ligand 1: Expression ≥1%) protein compared with sunitinib for the fir st-line treatment of people who have advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). (Source: Roche Media News)
Source: Roche Media News - December 11, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Phase III IMmotion151 study showed Roche ’s Tecentriq (atezolizumab) and Avastin (bevacizumab) reduced the risk of disease worsening or death for the initial treatment of certain people with advanced kidney cancer
Roche today announced that the Phase III IMmotion151 study met its co-primary endpoint of investigator-assessed progression-free survival (PFS) and demonstrated that the combination of Tecentriq ® (atezolizumab) and Avastin® (bevacizumab) provided a statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in the risk of disease worsening or death (PFS) in people whose disease expressed the PD-L1 (programmed death-ligand 1: Expression ≥1%) protein compared with sunitinib for the fir st-line treatment of people who have advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). (Source: Roche Investor Update)
Source: Roche Investor Update - December 11, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news