On May 11, 2017 Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Yoshihiko Hatanaka, "Astellas") reported the discontinuation of ASP8273 treatment arm in the the late-stage SOLAR trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of ASP8273 versus erlotinib/gefitinib for the 1st line treatment metastatic or advanced unresectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring sensitizing epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation (Press release, Astellas, MAY 11, 2017, View Source [SID1234519003]).

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Following a recommendation by the trial’s Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC), Astellas is voluntarily closing study randomization and is informing investigators that ASP8273 treatment must be discontinued. Astellas is also planning to terminate future development programs for ASP8273 in NSCLC following its governance process.

"We are disappointed to be discontinuing the ASP8273 program and want to thank the patients and physicians involved in the program for their commitment to seeking new treatments for patients with non-small cell lung cancer," said Steven Benner, M.D., senior vice president and global therapeutic area head, oncology development, Astellas.

No new patients are being enrolled in ASP8273 trials and all patients currently receiving ASP8273 are encouraged to speak with their physician about their treatment.

On May 10, 2017 InhibOx reported that it has relaunched as Oxford Drug Design to reflect its transition to a biotechnology company focused on internal drug discovery (Press release, Oxford Drug Design, MAY 10, 2017, View Source [SID1234533622]). Our lead antibacterial programme has identified compounds with the potential to be developed into therapies for Gram-negative bacterial infections, including against strains resistant to multiple current antibacterial drug classes. In the European Union alone, drug-resistant bacteria are estimated to cause 25,000 deaths and cost more than .5 billion every year in healthcare expenses and productivity losses. Compound design is supported by a proprietary technology platform in cheminformatics, 3D molecular similarity and computer-aided drug design that has been built up over 10 years of research and development.
The potential of our programme has been validated by the award of a prestigious Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst grant to accelerate programme progression.

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Titan Pharmaceuticals has filed a 10-Q – Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)] with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission .

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Mannkind has filed a 10-Q – Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)] with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Filing, 10-Q, Mannkind, 2017, MAY 10, 2017, View Source [SID1234521709]).

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XBiotech has filed a 10-Q – Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)] with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Filing, 10-Q, XBiotech, 2017, MAY 10, 2017, View Source [SID1234521568]).

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