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BioMS Multiple Sclerosis Drug Gets FDA Fast Track
From Reuters Health - Sep 04, 2008
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian biotechnology company BioMS Medical Corp said on Thursday its lead drug for the treatment of multiple sclerosis was granted fast-track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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BioMS Multiple Sclerosis Drug Gets FDA Fast Track
Reuters Health - Sep. 04, 2008
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian biotechnology company BioMS Medical Corp said on Thursday its lead drug for the treatment of multiple sclerosis was granted fast-track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Fast-track designation could help development and speed the review process of dirucotide, for the treatment of secondary progressive MS, now being evaluated in a U.S. Phase 3 trial.
The designation is reserved for products intended to treat serious or life-threatening conditions with the potential to address unmet medical needs. Multiple sclerosis is caused by an immune attack against normal components of the central nervous system.
About 510 patients have been recruited for the company's U.S. trial at 68 sites and will receive either dirucotide (MBP8298) or a placebo intravenously every six months for two years.
BioMS signed a licensing and development deal with Eli Lilly in December for dirucotide, sending its shares 50 percent higher.
The arrangement gives Lilly worldwide rights to dirucotide and BioMS an upfront payment of $87 million with potential milestone payments of up to $410 million and escalating royalties on sales if the drug is approved.
The companies said they would collaborate on development of dirucotide, with Lilly responsible for future research and development, manufacturing and marketing.
BioMS Chief Executive Kevin Giese told Reuters that it hoped for approval of the compound in Canada and Europe by 2011 and in the United States by 2012.
Shares in BioMS closed at C$3.21 on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Wednesday. So far this year, the stock has dropped about 19 percent. ($1=$1.06 Canadian)
(Reporting by Susan Taylor, Editing by Frank McGurty)
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Second Opinion: Botox can have uses beyond the cosmetic
The Sacramento Bee Sun, 07 Sep 2008 0:10 AM PDT
My health plan denied Botox injections for me, which were recommended by my neurologist in order to relieve severe muscle spasticity caused by multiple sclerosis.
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Trimesta
Natural Substance Knock Offs in the FDA Pipeline Could be Dangerous
Food Consumer - Lisle,IL,USA
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MN-166
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Update on Relapsing-Remitting MS: B-cell Depletion with Rituximab
IIn this article review, Dr. Bruce Cree comments on a recent clinical trial that explored the use of rituximab, a monoclonal antibody directed against CD20+ B lymphocytes, as therapy for patients with multiple sclerosis.
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Diagnosis and Types of MS
Dr. Grand'Maison
MS Clinic Director – Neuro Rive-Sud
Greenfield Park, QC
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Q :
I would like to know if the terms "lesion load," "disease burden" and "lesion volume" are interchangeable.
A :
“Lesion load", "disease burden" and "lesion volume" are often used interchangeably. They usually refer to the total volume of T2 lesions on an MRI scan. Accurate measurements of lesion volume are complex and time-consuming and are unfortunately not performed for clinical purposes, only for research purposes. Clinically, radiologists report on the number, size and localization of lesions as well as whether they meet Barkhoff's criteria for dissemination in space or in time.
9/8/2008 8:05:59 PM
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Pot-candy owner sentenced on federal drug charges
Martin said he joined the medical marijuana movement after seeing his father die painfully of prostate cancer in 2002 after a 10-year battle. His father
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stem cells
Trio wants Lions Club to back stem cell research
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PROGRESS IN SIGHT
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Human stem cells help mice in MS research
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Teacher refuses to allow his illness to win
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Rising bills for new drugs are changing health insurance
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Tuition-free medical school deluged with applicants
By Anne Zieger
At Harvard Medical School, there were 40.2 applicants for every open slot. At Yale University School of Medicine, faculty members accepted one student in 50.2, and Duke University School of Medicine admitted one in 53 prospective students. Then, there's the University of Central Florida College of Medicine. For its first class, it got 67.5 applicants for every open slot.
So, why is an as-yet unknown medical school in central Florida attracting such attention from first-rate students with high GPAs and MCAT scores yet? Actually, there are 160,000 reasons. UCF is taking the unprecedented step of offering accepted students $40,000 per year for four years to the 40 students admitted to its program. As of early September, the school had received more than 2,700 applicants for those 40 slots, small wonder given that most prospective doctors will graduate with average debt levels of about $140,000.
The scholarship was spearheaded by Dr. Deborah German, UCF College of Medicine's dean. Dr. German, who received a full scholarship to Harvard, wanted other students to have the advantage she had, so she fought to build a fund that could cover all incomings. After a long period of relentless fundraising, Dr. German pulled together $7 million in scholarship funds. Students will receive $20,000 per year for tuition and $20,000 for personal expenses.
To learn more about UCF's scholarship program:
- read this AMNews piece
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By Marnell Jameson
Being happy has always seemed like a good idea. But now science, with research to back it up, can finally show us how to get there. >>
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