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News Breaks | | | | February 19, 2013 | | 07:08 EDT |  | ISIS, GSK | Isis Pharmaceuticals initiates Phase 2/3 study of ISIS-TTR Rx
Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS) has earned a $7.5M milestone payment from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) related to the initiation of a Phase 2/3 clinical study for ISIS-TTRRx. ISIS-TTRRx is an antisense drug in development with GlaxoSmithKline for the treatment of transthyretin amyloidosis, a severe and rare genetic disease characterized by progressive dysfunction of peripheral nerve and/or heart tissues. Isis and GSK recently amended the clinical development plan and financial terms relating to ISIS-TTRRx to support this registration-directed Phase 2/3 clinical study on ISIS-TTRRx. The Phase 2/3 study of ISIS-TTRRx is a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, international study designed to support an application for marketing approval of ISIS-TTRRx in patients with FAP. The fifteen month study will enroll approximately 200 patients randomized 2:1 to receive 300 mg/week of ISIS-TTRRx or placebo and will measure the effects of ISIS-TTRRx on neurological dysfunction and on quality-of-life. The United States Food and Drug administration granted ISIS-TTRRx fast track designation and orphan drug status for the treatment of FAP. | |
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| May 22, 2013 | | 08:25 EDT | | GSK | GlaxoSmithKline awarded up to $200M by U.S. to develop new antibiotics
 Subscribe for More Information | | | May 21, 2013 | | 07:44 EDT |  | GSK | Sachs Associates to host a forum
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:07 EDT |  | GSK | Theravance pullback on Elan bid a buying opportunity, says Piper Jaffray
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 20, 2013 | | 07:34 EDT | | ISIS | UBS to host a conference
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 14, 2013 | | 07:24 EDT | | GSK | EBD Group to host a conference
BioTrinity 2013 is being held in Newbury, England on May 14-16. | | | May 13, 2013 | | 16:25 EDT |  | GSK | On The Fly: Closing Wrap
Stocks on Wall Street were little changed from their opening levels as investors weighed the potential end of the Fed's quantitative easing program against a better than expected report on retail sales. The Wall Street Journal's Jon Hilsenrath suggested in a report over the weekend that the Federal Reserve has mapped a QE exit strategy. The report paired with the retail sales data left the market lacking conviction in either direction today, as the averages spent the majority of the session range-bound near the flatline. ECONOMIC EVENTS: In the U.S., retail sales rose 0.1% in April, which beat expectations for a 0.3% decline. Retail sales excluding autos, gas, and building materials rose 0.6%, which was also better than expected. Business inventories were flat in March, versus expectations for a 0.3% gain. In Asia, Chinese factory output grew 9.3% annually in April, which was up from 8.9% in March but still missed expectations for a 9.5% growth rate. COMPANY NEWS: The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Monsanto's (MON) patented genetically altered soybeans are protected and that farmers cannot use them to create new seeds without paying the company... Dell's (DELL) special committee publicly asked for more information from Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management about their proposed leveraged recapitalization. This request follows television interviews by Icahn last Friday in which he discussed his Dell proposal, as well as a weekend report in Barron's saying the Icahn and Southeastern plan could be a better deal for shareholders. MAJOR MOVERS: Among the notable gainers was Theravance (THRX), up $6.26, or 17.92%, to $41.20 after Elan Corporation (ELN) bought a stake in the potential future royalty payments from four respiratory programs partnered with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in exchange for $1B in cash. Also higher was Tesla (TSLA), which rose $11.04, or 14.38%, to $87.80 in its third straight double-digit percentage gain following a better-than-expected earnings report last week. Among the noteworthy losers was Barnes & Noble (BKS), down $2.21, or 9.48%, to $21.10 after the blog InsiderMonkey disputed a previous report about Microsoft's (MSFT) interest in the bookseller's NOOK assets. Also lower was JoS. A. Bank (JOSB), down $3.31, or 7.16%, to $42.90 after the company's first quarter earnings view came in below expectations. INDICES: The Dow was down 26.81, or 0.18%, to 15,091.68; the Nasdaq was up 2.21, or 0.06%, to 3,438.79; and the S&P 500 was nearly unchanged at 1,633.77. | | | 12:20 EDT | | GSK | On The Fly: Midday Wrap
Subscribe for More Information | | | 05:44 EDT | | GSK | Elan provides additional information on Elan/Theravance agreement
Subscribe for More Information | | | 05:35 EDT | | GSK | Theravance, Elan enter into $1B royalty participation agreement
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