Drug Law Weekly

Cutting Edge Information - Clinical trials outsourced overseas save time, money

Cynosure, Inc. - Pharmaceutical firms collaborate in trial of dermatology product

Drexel University - Simulect use results in significant reduction in transplant rejection

Elan Corp., plc - Inex makes milestone payment

Emory University - Combination of drug therapies reduces cocaine use in primates

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - Recovery after HCT for leukemia or lymphoma can take 3-5 years

G.B. Rossi Polyclinic - Computerized system facilitates drug management

GOCS, Neuquen - Trimetrexate and leucovorin modulate 5-FU in advanced colon cancer patients

Gamida-Cell, Ltd. - Stem-cell company awarded $1.3M grant from Israel

Georgetown University - Antisense oligonucleotide LErafAON enhances the work of standard chemotherapy

Haartman Institute, Helsinki - No link between anti-pneumonia antibodies and asthma

Harvard University - Inhibiting IGF-1R tyrosine kinase protects against malignancies

Health & Nutrition Systems International, Inc. - Weight-management company reports net loss for quarter

Hellenic Pasteur Institute - Analysis of poliovirus isolates from patients and vaccinees reported

Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. - Registry data demonstrate superior long-term organ transplant outcomes

Hopital des Enfants, Toulouse - Optimal occlusion time determined for pediatric atopy patch test

Hopital du Val de Grace, Paris - Laryngeal paralysis due to TIVAD catheter tip migration reported

INSERM U119, Marseille - Grafted BM only variable associated with increased risk of CMV antigenemia

Introgen Therapeutics, Inc. - New data support utility of oncolytic viruses in the treatment of cancer

John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle - Pregnant woman's asthma is likely to be worse if baby is a girl

Johns Hopkins University - Drugs directed towards nuclear factor kappa B could assist chemotherapy

Johns Hopkins University Hospital - Diets containing soy ameliorate some types of pain in bone cancer models

Legal Issues - Iowa couple sues hospital for releasing pregnancy records

PARI Aerosol Research Institute - FDA issues 510(k) clearance for eFlow electronic aerosol device

PURE Bioscience - Products using axenohl silver dihydrogen citrate technology under development

Pfizer Inc - U.S. pharmaceutical company to help reduce counterfeit drugs in Shanghai

Santarus, Inc. - Positive clinical data reported from Rapinex trial in upper GI bleeding

SkyePharma PLC - FDA approves DepoDur for treatment of pain following major surgery

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Method for rapid diagnosis of Ebola hemorrhagic fever developed

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Clinical proteomics is revolutionizing disease detection

UVSolutions - Patent granted for germicidal device to prevent nosocomial infections

West Nile Virus - Arkansas town rolls out new ordinance for West Nile prevention

West Nile Virus - New Mexico has first human West Nile case of 2004

West Nile Virus - Survivors tell of crippling pain, sleepless nights

eResearchTechnology, Inc. - $1M in study extensions awarded for cardiac safety monitoring and services