GenVec Halts Human Testing Of Top Drug
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GenVec Inc. has suspended human testing of its leading drug, a potential cancer therapy, after a patient died during a study. The Gaithersburg biotechnology company&#39;s stock plunged
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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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Pfizer Inc. said Saturday it has cut off all clinical trials and development for a cholesterol drug that was supposed to be the star of its pipeline because of an unexpected number of deaths and cardiovascular problems in patients who used it.
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A major HIV drug trial in Cambodia is shelved after the government said it violated people's human rights.
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PRETORIA -- Ranbaxy Laboratories in India withdrew seven antiretroviral drugs for AIDS patients last month from the World Health Organization list of prequalified medicines. The company acknowledged that it did not complete proper lab tests to make sure its copycat drugs were equivalent with brand-name ones.
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Bayer HealthCare, a U.S.-based unit  of Bayer AG , said on Monday it had stopped a  late-stage trial of Nexavar in patients with non-small cell  lung cancer, after an independent data monitoring committee  said it would not meet the main goal of improved overall  survival.
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In a surprising setback for the world's largest drugmaker, Pfizer Inc.  halted development on Saturday of its top experimental medicine, the cholesterol drug torcetrapib, due to safety concerns.
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Merck Labs has pulled Vioxx, their arthritis drug, off the market after discovering during trials the possibility of a link to stroke or heart attack.
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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Shares of GenVec Inc. lost nearly half their value Thursday after the Food and Drug Administration put the company&#39;s TNFerade cancer drug trials on hold.
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Roche Pharmaceuticals announced a global recall of its HIV/AIDS drug Viracept after discovering that some batches had been contaminated with a carcinogen.
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Decode Genetics Inc. said on Thursday it was halting its late-stage clinical trial program for an experimental oral heart attack drug after a formulation problem with the tablets cropped up.
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Pfizer Inc. PFE.N  said on Tuesday  its experimental drug for a deadly form of stomach cancer  proved safe and effective in a late-stage trial, prompting  researchers to halt the study seven months ahead of schedule.
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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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China's drug watchdog announced Saturday it has suspended the sale of a drug used to treat acute leukemia and rheumatoid arthritis in the latest move to hit the country's scandal-ridden drug industry.
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Clinical trials of an anti-virus gel supposed to help protect women against AIDS have been stopped after it was found that those on the treatment were more susceptible to HIV infection, the World Health Organisation said.
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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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Hetero Drugs has withdrawn all six of  its generic antiretroviral drugs from the WHO's list of  approved drugs following concerns about their laboratory tests,  the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.