Multiple Sclerosis Drug May Be Linked to Melanoma
HealthDay via Yahoo! News Wed, 06 Feb 2008 2:23 PM PST
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Almost immediately after a 46-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis received her first dose of the drug Tysabri, a mole that had been on her shoulder for years suddenly took on a dangerous new character.

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Multiple Sclerosis Drug May Be Linked to Melanoma
KOLD News 13 Tuscon Wed, 06 Feb 2008 2:57 PM PST
By Amanda Gardner , HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Almost immediately after a 46-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis received her first...

Multiple Sclerosis Drug May Be Linked to Melanoma
Health Scout Wed, 06 Feb 2008 4:54 PM PST
Doctors report 2 cases of the deadly skin cancer developing in patients taking Tysabri.

Tysabri May Be Linked to Melanoma
WebMD Wed, 06 Feb 2008 2:53 PM PST
Two multiple sclerosis patients developed malignant melanoma -- a deadly form of skin cancer -- soon after starting treatment with Tysabri, researdhers report.

A Ray of Sunshine in the Fight Against Cancer
Newswise Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:19 PM PST
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Multiple Sclerosis Drug May Be Linked to Melanoma
U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA
6 (HealthDay News) -- Almost immediately after a 46-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis received her first dose of the drug Tysabri, a mole that had been ...
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Casa Grande Regional Medical Center
Casa Grande Valley Newspapers - Casa Grande,AZ,USA
Primary progressive MS: is characterized by a slow but basically steady decline without distinct periods of relapse and remission. ...
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Market Update - MS drug Tysabri sales
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
quarter). In addition they reported that the number of patients that were on commercial and clinical which is reflected in the growing sales of the drug. ...
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Tysabri May Be Linked to Melanoma
WebMD - USA
6, 2008 -- Two multiple sclerosis patients developed malignant melanoma -- a deadly form of skin cancer -- soon after starting treatment with Tysabri. ...
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Biogen Idec chief takes counterjab at Icahn
Boston Globe - United States
"This [Biogen Idec] is one of them" Mullen said Biogen Idec didn't draw any solid offers because of worries about its multiple sclerosis drug, Tysabri, ...
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Stocks to Watch - BIIB, NICE, PEX, PTVL
TransWorldNews (press release) - Monroe,GA,USA
Global in-market net sales in 2007 of TYSABRI were $343 million, comprised of $218 million in the US and $125 million in Europe. On a reported basis, ...
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Biogen Fourth-Quarter Net Rises 85 Percent on Tysabri (Update2)
Bloomberg - USA
Revenue rose 26 percent from a year earlier to $893 million as worldwide sales of Tysabri quadrupled. Biogen said it expects 100000 patients will be taking ...
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Biogen Idec Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2007 Results
FOXBusiness - USA
Global in-market net sales in 2007 of TYSABRI were $343 million, comprised of $218 million in the US and $125 million in Europe. -- On a reported basis, ...
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Biogen Idec profit beats expectations
Houston Chronicle - United States
The newer MS treatment Tysabri generated revenue of $90 million, up from $18 million in the year-ago quarter. Tysabri had been seen as a potential ...
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Biogen Idec Draws "Line In The Sand" With Carl Icahn
CNBC - Englewood Cliffs,NJ,USA
The company beat the Street, sales of Tysabri for multiple sclerosis were higher than expected and the biotech reaffirmed its 2008 financial guidance. ...
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Stocks to Watch - BIIB, NICE, PEX, PTVL
TransWorldNews (press release) - Monroe,GA,USA
Global in-market net sales in 2007 of TYSABRI were $343 million, comprised of $218 million in the US and $125 million in Europe. On a reported basis, ...
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Hits and Misses: Wednesday's Earnings Reports
FOXBusiness - USA
A newer MS drug, Tysabri, posted sales of $129 million. The drug was removed from the market in early 2005 due to safety concerns, but reintroduced more ...
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Wednesday's Health Winners & Losers
TheStreet.com - USA
Proceeds will go to late-stage development and regulatory filing of Fampridine-SR in multiple sclerosis. Also trailing midweek, Edwards LifesciencesEW said ...
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Wednesday's Winners & Losers: Riverbed Technology
TheStreet.com - USA
... and are expected to continue to increase in 2008, primarily due to an increase in spending on the Fampridine-SR clinical and preclinical programs. ...
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Acorda Therapeutics To Sell 2.66 Mln Common Shares In Public ...
RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to complete its second Phase 3 Fampridine-SR clinical trial in multiple sclerosis and to ...
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Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. Announces Proposed Public Offering of ...
FOXBusiness - USA
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to complete its second Phase 3 Fampridine-SR clinical trial in multiple sclerosis and to ...
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Acorda Sinks on Forecast Wider 2008 Loss
Houston Chronicle - United States
... after the biotechnology company said it expects a wider 2008 net loss on higher costs for its experimental multiple sclerosis drug, Fampridine-SR. ...
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Acorda Therapeutics To Sell 2.66 Mln Common Shares In Public ...
RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to complete its second Phase 3 Fampridine-SR clinical trial in multiple sclerosis and to ...
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Acorda proposes sale of 2.75M shares
Business in the Burbs - White Plains,NY,USA
Acorda also plans to use the proceeds from the offering to fund further research into its Fampridine-SR drug for treatment of multiple sclerosis. ...
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Lloyd Keir, ‘my hero’ - Wheeler’s tribute to his best mate
Dubbo Daily Liberal - Dubbo,New South Wales,Australia
“He was only about 30 when he contracted multiple sclerosis and it’s been a struggle for him and his family ever since - but the problems he had didn’t ...
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