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Advisory Panel Rejects Avastin For Breast Cancer Treatment

By George Koroneos | Published: July 21, 2010
An FDA advisory panel on Tuesday voted 12–1 to discontinue Avastin (bevacizumab) as a treatment for advanced breast cancer due to post-market studies stating that the treatment does not to increase patient lifespan by any significant length of time. This is a huge problem for Roche who purchased the treatment as part of its merger with [...]
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Hot Topics at HBA

By Brittany Agro | Published: November 20, 2009
The 2009 Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association leadership conference is officially underway in sunny California. Last night, festivities got underway with a welcome reception for attendees followed by a “Taste of San Francisco,” which featured lively entertainment and regional cuisine. I had the opportunity to catch up with a few seasoned participants who are widely known throughout the [...]
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Roche: New Hires Needed

By Brittany Agro | Published: November 11, 2009
Cheer up, pharma, not all the news is bad! Amidst the worst national job market since the early 1980’s, Roche Pharma Research in Nutley, NJ is looking to hire. Efforts are currently underway to find scientists and support staff in areas such as screening, safety, and bioanalytics. In addition to inflammation, the Nutley operation serves as [...]
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Is a Swine Flu Vaccine Backlash on the Cards?

By Julian Upton | Published: July 23, 2009
Image by The Artifex via Flickr The risk of over-production has paid off: world orders for swine vaccines will see billions of dollars in extra revenue for the biggest pharma companies. GlaxoSmithKline, Roche, Sanofi-Aventis, Novartis, and Baxter are all expected to report very healthy first-half earnings as a result of a wealth of government contracts for [...]
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Phony Tamiflu Sites Spike in Wake of Swine Flu

By George Koroneos | Published: May 27, 2009
In the wake of the swine flu craze, at least 55 Web sites have sprung up in the last few weeks selling Tamiflu. That’s according to a new report by data firm MarkMonitor. Two of the pharmacies are certified—one in the US and one in the UK—and six of the pharmacies are actually using the [...]
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