Merck KGaA pipeline hit

Posted: December 21st, 2012  |  Company/topic: Merck
Website: Pharmafile
Merck KGaA’s pipeline has been dented by the ‘disappointing’ late-stage failure of Stimuvax in a programme with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. The Phase III START(a) tr…
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Merck KGaA, Oncothyreon Inc. Hit as Cancer Vaccine Fails

Posted: December 20th, 2012  |  Company/topic: Merck
Website: BioSpace.com Featured News
SEATTLE, WA, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Oncothyreon Inc. (Nasdaq: ONTY) today announced that the pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial of L-BLP25 (formerly referred to as Stimuvax) known as START did not m…
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Moody’s upgrades Merck KGaA to Baa1; stable outlook

Posted: December 19th, 2012  |  Company/topic: Merck
Website: Reuters: Healthcare
Merck KGaA…
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Merck KGaA, Oncothyreon hit as cancer vaccine fails

Posted: December 19th, 2012  |  Company/topic: Merck
Website: Reuters: Health News
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - An experimental lung cancer vaccine from Germany's Merck KGaA failed to improve survival in a pivotal study, dealing a blow to the company and the high-risk field of using vaccin…
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