OSI Jumps on Pancreatic Cancer Trial
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Shares of OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OSIP.O: Quote, Profile, Research) jumped 13 percent in pre-market trade on Monday after the company&#39;s experimental drug was shown to prolong the lives of patients with cancer of the pancreas.
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A heart-drug trial that was "outsourced" to India and China -- an approach many industries are taking to save money -- demonstrates the potential for doing life-saving medical research on a budget, scientists said on Monday.
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The company's lead drug will enter phase 1 trials, bringing potential good fortune to investors.
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New data, from the landmark ATAC (âArimidex&#39;, Tamoxifen, Alone or in Combination) trial, is presented today at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, USA.
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OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc., which has placed its future hopes almost entirely on its flagship anti-cancer drug Tarceva, said yesterday the experimental medication slightly improved the length
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A drug that blocks a cellular pathway involved in cravings could help people quit smoking and lose weight. That&#39;s the promise of experts who announced the results of a trial at the European Society of Cardiology&#39;s
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Shares of Genentech Inc. DNA.N, OSI  Pharmaceuticals Inc. OSIP.O and ImClone Systems Inc. IMCL.O  surged before the bell on Friday after rival AstraZeneca Plc  AZN.L said its lung cancer drug Iressa failed to show  survival benefits in a major clinical study.
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The drug company pushes on after the Enhance trials.
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Positive results in cancer study continue ImClone's turnaround.
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Results from a trial take it one step closer to possible approval for a local anesthetic.
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Despite announcing the biggest news in its short history, OSI Pharmaceuticals stock fell nearly 10 percent Friday, as some investors grew nervous about whether its newly approved cancer drug would be the bonanza they expected.
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Dutch doctors are shocked by a higher than expected mortality rate in a clinical trial for acute pancreatitis.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Ovarian cancer patients whose cancer has become resistant to traditional chemotherapy can now log-on to a new Web site to learn about a trial of a new drug, phenoxodiol.
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Smoking may speed the growth of pancreatic cancer by causing it to develop in younger people, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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In an effort to expand the supply of flu vaccine available in the United States in the future, a clinical trial of an influenza vaccine widely used in Europe has begun recruiting participants at four sites nationwide.
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It can be incredibly difficult for patients to ferret out studies of experimental drugs that offer hope to threat their disease. There is no comprehensive database of ongoing clinical trials, but specialists offer advice for the search:
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OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. OSIP.O said  on Thursday a new drug application for its drug Tarceva, used  to treat advanced non-small cell lung cancer, was accepted by  U.S. regulators for priority review.