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Zelos Therapeutics Appoints David S. Krause, MD, FACP, as Chief ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
Business Wire (press release),...â€œThe Companyâ€™s specialized expertise in bone and bone marrow diseases, combined with the extremely robust outcome of last yearâ€™s Phase 2 study in

Eisai to pay $3.9 billion in cash for MGI Pharma  -  Dec 10, 2007
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),The company also markets Dacogen, which treats several bone-marrow diseases. Launched in mid-2006, Dacogen logged about $35 million in sales,

$4 billion deal to buy Bloomington marketer of cancer and acute ...  -  Dec 10, 2007
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),Analysts say MGI's second-biggest product, Dacogen, which treats several bone marrow diseases, may also face increased competition after a rival drugmaker

celgene/pharmion deal paces biotechs  -  Nov 19, 2007
Forbes,...markets thalomid outside the us (see â€œdrug rehabâ€?). vidaza is designed to treat bone marrow diseases. revlimid, celgene's second biggest-selling drug,

ahead of the bell: celgene and pharmion  -  Nov 19, 2007
Forbes,...and combining revlimid with pharmion's vidaza will lead to greater sales of each. vidaza is designed to treat bone marrow diseases, while revlimid is

celgene to acquire pharmion  -  Nov 18, 2007
New York Times,...or mds, a group of bone marrow diseases that can lead to cancer. celgeneâ€™s revlimid is also approved to treat mds, as well as multiple myeloma,

icahn takes interest in, and piece of, mgi pharma  -  Nov 17, 2007
Trading Markets (press release),...data regarding mgi's drug dacogen, which treats several bone marrow diseases, will be released next month during the american society of hematology

Ahead of the Bell: MGI Pharma  -  Sep 27, 2007
CNNMoney.comReddoch expects peak sales of about $300 million for Dacogen, which treats bone marrow diseases, and about $250 million for Aquavan, a sedative that

2 bone marrow diseases have different diagnoses  -  Aug 19, 2007
Chattanooganow (subscription),DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am writing on behalf of my father. He is almost 92 and is mentally sharp. Five years ago, he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma.

Young survivor continues charitable tradition  -  Sep 5, 2007
Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle,And since aplastic anemia and other bone marrow diseases are so rare, it is a very small organization, she said. â€œIt doesnâ€™t get anywhere near as much

Carnival organisers back bone marrow drive  -  Aug 22, 2007
The Voice,...including Cyril, Onyejekwe, 50, and Donna Benjamin, 40, who suffer from certain types of bone marrow diseases and cancers and require transplants.

ImmuneRegen BioSciences, Inc. Demonstrates Radilex(TM) Increases ...  -  Aug 27, 2007
CNNMoney.com...certain medications (including most cytotoxic chemotherapy), radiation and bone marrow diseases such as leukemia or myelodysplastic syndromes.

3:10 to Yuma  -  Sep 2, 2007
ComingSoon.net...with bone marrow diseases-but by then, you've become so accustomed to its frenetic pace that it probably isn't very important for there to be a reason.

A reason for blood drives  -  10 Aug 2007
Fresno Bee (subscription),After being admitted to Children's Hospital Central California for blood and bone marrow diseases in April, the Fresno boy has undergone several blood

Bone marrow recipient visits his donorâ€™s East Tennessee home for ...  -  Jul 24, 2007
TriCities.com,Each year, 35000 people in the United States are diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma and other life-threatening blood and bone marrow diseases.

Marrow drive seeks to bolster donor lists  -  Jul 14, 2007
Inside Bay Area,Each year, an estimated 50000 bone marrow transplants are performed to treat bone marrow diseases or cancers like leukemia or lymphoma.

Equity buyout of Chrysler reported to be in closing  -  Aug 3, 2007
Denver Post,Pharmion Corp. shares had their biggest gain ever after the company's treatment for deadly bone-marrow diseases helped patients in a study live longer.

Pharmion shares hit highest since early 2005  -  Aug 2, 2007
Rocky Mountain News,By Bloomberg News Pharmion Corp. shares rose to their highest in more than two years after the companyâ€™s treatment for deadly bone-marrow diseases helped

Rare disorder can cause multiple symptoms  -  Jul 31, 2007
The News Journal,...while others will experience muscle problems, cardiac disease, endocrine, renal or bone marrow diseases or a combination of these disorders.

Medicare Eases Proposed Restrictions on Anemia Drugs Used by ...  -  Jul 30, 2007
New York Times,...contractors the decision on whether to pay for the drugs to treat myelodysplastic syndromes, a family of bone marrow diseases that can lead to leukemia.

Colo. stocks break out of rut  -  Aug 3, 2007
Rocky Mountain News,The company said its treatment for deadly bone-marrow diseases helped patients in a study live longer. Chipotle Mexican Grill, the Denver-based fast-food

MGI Pharma beats expectations  -  Jul 18, 2007
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),Sales of Dacogen, an injection that treats a group of bone marrow diseases, increased 31 percent from the first quarter, to $30.2 million.

Multiple Myeloma: Great Progress In The Treatment Of Bone Marrow ...  -  Jun 11, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),No fewer than 7.000 experts in blood and bone marrow diseases will be gathering at this event to share new findings. Among the various advances in treatment

Experts At Hematologists' Congress In Vienna Say The Procedure For ...  -  Jun 14, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),The Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA), the leading association of experts on blood and bone-marrow diseases in Europe, is currently

First Effective Treatment Against A Dangerous Form Of Anemia EHA ...  -  Jun 14, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),More than 7000 experts in blood and bone marrow diseases are gathering for this congress in Vienna from June 7 to 10. Professor Peter Hillmen from Leeds

Too many agencies don't protect our food  -  Jun 19, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle,First, the facts on benzene: Exposure to significant levels of benzene can lead to increased rates of bone marrow diseases, including leukemia.

Congress Of European Hematologists: New Treatment Options To ...  -  Jun 14, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),...in the field of hematology today at the Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA), the experts in blood and bone marrow diseases.

NSW: New hormone cure could do away with heart transplants  -  May 30, 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),An initial trial has found the hormone compound G-SCF, previously used to treat people with bone marrow diseases, could be a simple alternative for patients

Shares of Anemia Drug Makers Slide as Medicare Threatens to Cut ...  -  May 15, 2007
New York Times,One group of patients likely to object to the new proposals suffer from myelodysplastic syndromes, or MDS, a family of bone marrow diseases that can lead to

Bone marrow drive comes to Swat  -  Apr 18, 2007
Swarthmore College The Phoenix Online,According to National Bone Marrow Donation Registry Drive Co-Coordinator Laura Wolk â€™09, there are 30000 to 32000 people diagnosed with bone marrow diseases

MGI Pharma Swings to Profit in 1Q  -  Apr 18, 2007
Forbes,Dacogen, which treats bone marrow diseases, recorded $23.1 million in sales for in its third full third quarter of commercial availability.

Aplastic Anemia: A Rare Disease With a Better Prognosis  -  Feb 4, 2007
Forbes,And the effects of that research extend far beyond sufferers of aplastic anemia or other related bone marrow diseases. Insights gained from these diseases

Laatsch, Grapa reflect on awesome accomplishment  -  Nov 30, 2006
Phillips Bee,..."It is easier to fight something that is understood so we want people to be as aware of bone marrow diseases as they are of cancer."

Laatsch, Grapa reflect on awesome accomplishment  -  Nov 30, 2006
Phillips Bee,...trek was part of her "life plan," especially since the hike was undertaken to raise awareness of and funds for Aplastic Anemia and other bone marrow diseases. ...

CuraGen And TopoTarget Announce Initiation Of NCI-sponsored Phase ...  -  Nov 17, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) comprise a collection of neoplastic bone marrow diseases characterized by abnormal bone marrow and cytopenias, or low blood ...

CuraGen and TopoTarget Announce Initiation of NCI-sponsored Phase ...  -  Nov 16, 2006
PR Newswire (press release),About Myelodysplastic Syndromes Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) comprise a collection of neoplastic bone marrow diseases characterized by abnormal bone marrow ...

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