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The American Diabetes Association estimates that there are currently 23.6 million diabetics in the U.S. (7.8% of the total population, including 17.9 million diagnosed cases, 5.7 million undiagnosed, and 57 million pre-diabetics. Diabetes results in an estimated $174 billion in costs from diagnosed cases of diabetes in the U.S. (2007). On a... read more
Posted on 10:10, November 21, 2009
On 11/2/09, Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN) announced that it has completed the submission of its amended Biologics License Application (BLA) for PROVENGE (sipuleucel-T), seeking approval for men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). The amended BLA includes data from the IMPACT trial, which was conducted under a... read more
Posted on 02:06, November 20, 2009
On 11/19/09, AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) announced the submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the FDA for ticagrelor, an investigational oral antiplatelet treatment for the reduction of major adverse cardiac events in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The proposed trade name for ticagrelor is BRILINTA, pending approval from... read more
Posted on 01:42, November 19, 2009
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