In a case like this, where phase 2 is not conclusive, the decision becomes agonizing.
Phase 2 will kick in next and hold for as long as two years.
Tells about the Phase 2 trial that produced the encouraging elesclomol results for melanoma.
PDA-001 will soon be the object of multiple, larger Phase 2 trials across several diseases.
Actually, in some ways, the decision to discontinue a phase 2 drug at this stage is easier.
Merck has started randomized Phase 2 trials in 240 patients in colon cancer.
Patients getting bapinezumab in phase 2 testing didn't show a difference on cognitive symptoms compared with those who weren't.
Phase 2: The criminals override security protocols and hunt for the prepaid debit card systems and delete limits on the accounts.
The current Phase 2 trials -- testing whether the vaccine is effective -- have been enrolling patients only since last summer.
California did not make the cut in Phase 1 of the program, but could still qualify for the funds in Phase 2.
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Usually, the phase 2 results drive momentum and enthusiasm for the program.
The stock continued its climb as news of the tivozanib trial results from Phase 2 and the rapid enrollment in Phase 3 occurred.
Its lead program remains in Phase 2 studies, as it was in 2007, and the company has been through a restructuring in 2009.
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McDonald suggests one likely target: Albuferon, an interferon drug for hepatitis C now in phase 2 trials that belongs to Human Genome Sciences.
When the mid-stage clinical results (phase 2) with bapi were disclosed by Wyeth (this occurred before the Pfizer acquisition), the efficacy signal was mixed.
Will the dearth of interesting unpartnered Phase 2-3 programs that exists today begin to shift backward in development as earlier deals are being done?
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Flurizan completed Phase 2 human trials in Alzheimer's patients, and it is also in Phase 2-b human clinical trials for treating patients with pre-metastatic prostate cancer.
These people, who are doing their utmost to help find any treatment for this disease, would have been outraged had bapi been dropped at phase 2.
One in which it has expressed some interest is in Neu Vax, which recently completed phase 2 clinical trials as a vaccine for breast cancer patients.
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One decision that could have been made would have been to carry out more phase 2 studies in the hope of generating additional data to illuminate the decision.
Phase 2 of meaningful use has been put off too.
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Phase 2 testing of elesclomol resulted in surprising data indicating that the compound might be an effective treatment for metastatic melanoma, a form of skin cancer that was notoriously resistant to treatment.
At that meeting issues bound to be discussed include the Hack SDMI challenge and implementation of Phase 2 of SDMI, which will bar the playback of non-SDMI music files on SDMI-compliant devices.
McDonald suggests one likely target: Albuferon, an interferon drug for hepatitis C now in phase 2 trials that belongs to Human Genome Sciences (nasdaq: HGSI - news - people ).
Disney dubbed the next slate of superhero features as Phase 2, with plans for Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Avengers 2, Ant-Man and possibly more.
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The currently ongoing TG-1101 Phase 1 trial in NHL patients will have data in mid-2013, and begin to enroll Phase 2 part patients, as well, with more data expected at the ASH conference in 2013, says the analyst.
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The Internet is currently in what Gates called Phase 2, in which users view one site at a time, use the Web mostly to read information and remain chained to keyboards, while the economy's main stage remains offline.
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In his latest report, Brig Monro said while there were examples of new and interesting work going on to inspire young people at Polmont, the facility had not yet reached its potential either as a young offenders institution or as a major part of the Reducing Reoffending Programme Phase 2 (RRP2).
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