Multi-million drugs trial fails
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A multi-million pound drugs trial on a conspiracy to supply cocaine has collapsed at the Old Bailey.
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Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. said on Thursday a trial of its experimental drug for Crohn&#39;s disease did not work in a late stage clinical trial.
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AN international drug syndicate has failed to smuggle almost $90 million worth of the designer drug ecstasy into Adelaide. It was revealed yesterday that the 365kg shipment of ecstasy tablets
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Its unique compound to fight the growth of cancer cells fails in trials.
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A weight loss drug used by thousands of Britons has been rejected by US safety officials because of an increased risk of suicide.
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Medecins Sans Frontieres has criticised pharmaceutical companies for failing to offer suitable life-extending drugs for children with HIV/AIDS in poor countries.
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Biopharma firm ends trials for a promising drug and offloads four commercial products.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) learned yesterday from AstraZeneca that a large clinical trial comparing Iressa (gefitinib) with placebo in patients with non-small cell lung cancer who had failed other courses of cancer therapy showed no survival
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A specific combination of drugs produced such encouraging results in blacks with heart disease that the trial was halted early so all the participants could take advantage of the therapy.
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AstraZeneca Plc suffered its third  setback in two months on Friday as lung cancer drug Iressa  failed to help patients live longer in a major clinical trial,  sending its shares down more than 8 percent.
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Clinical trials of an anti-virus gel supposed to help protect women against AIDS were cancelled after it was found that those on the treatment were more susceptible to HIV infection, a statement from the World Health Organisation said.
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In "surprising and disappointing" news, its promising new drug fails clinical trials.
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A clinical trial of the blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex was shut down Friday after researchers found an increase in the risk of serious heart disease and strokes in those taking the drug.
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Results from a crucial clinical trial showed that Northstar Neuroscienceâs brain-stimulating device failed to help stroke victims recover the use of their arms and hands.
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An experimental antidiarrhea drug made by Genzyme Corp. failed its first large test in humans, the company said yesterday, the second disappointment for the Cambridge biotechnology giant in two days.
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Bayer HealthCare, a U.S.-based unit of Bayer AG  , stopped a late-stage trial of Nexavar in patients  with non-small cell lung cancer, after an independent data  monitoring committee concluded that the study would not meet  the main goal of improved overall survival.
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Shares in AstraZeneca tumbled today after a key drug it has developed in the fight against strokes was provisionally rejected by US regulators.