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BusinessWeek
September 5, 2005
Capell & Arndt |
Drugs Get Smart Future medicines will more effectively target what ails you by tailoring treatment to your specific genetic profile. Personalized medicine will also help prevent another Vioxx.   |
The Motley Fool
August 29, 2011
Brian Orelli |
Drug Approved for Few Patients -- but That's OK The age of personalized medicine is upon us. Earlier this month, the FDA approved Roche's melanoma drug Zelboraf for patients with a specific mutation in BRAF. And on Friday, the agency approved Pfizer's Xalkori for lung cancer patients that are ALK-positive. |
Chemistry World
July 2010
Anna Lewcock |
Medicine made to measure Healthcare tailored to suit the genetic makeup of the patient is finally coming to fruition. |
BusinessWeek
June 13, 2005
Catherine Arnst |
Biotech, Finally The past 30 years of biological discoveries, insights into the human genome, and exotic chemical manipulation have unleashed a wave of biological drugs, many of them reengineered human proteins. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2010
Ralph Casale |
Companion Diagnostics in Cancer Drug Development Diagnostic companies partnering with drug developers can make for an attractive investment segment. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
September 1, 2012
Robin Hertz |
The Endless Treadmill of End-of-Life Care Bending the cost curve back to valuing the cycle of life. |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2011
Brian Orelli |
Profit From Personalized Medicine Pfizer's drug works well, but consider these companies instead. |
BusinessWeek
January 21, 2010
John Carey |
Making Personalized Medicine Pay Medco and other pharmacy benefit managers say future profits depend on matching drugs to patients based on their genes. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
September 1, 2011
Don Creighton |
Bridging the Hidden Hurdle in Cancer Cures Diagnostics can boast the efficacy of drug treatments, but delivering the promise depends on a predictable pathway to reimbursement. |
Wired
August 2003
Jennifer Kahn |
The End of Cancer (As we Know it) Diagnosis. Chemotherapy. Radiation. Slow painful death. No more. A new era of cancer treatment is dawning. Meet three scientists who are using the revelations of the Human Genome Project to reshape medicine. |
BusinessWeek
August 26, 2010
Tom Randall |
Cocktails Are Next For Cancer-Drug Makers Taking a cue from the cocktails of drugs that have made AIDS survivable, drugmakers are pursuing combination therapies against cancer. |
HHMI Bulletin
Nov 2010 |
Fusion genes that drive solid tumors are a new target for cancer therapies The success of Gleevec and related drugs has inspired researchers to step up their hunt for the molecular defects underlying other cancers. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
July 1, 2011
Dickmeyer & Rosenbeck |
From Rut to Racetrack Can the pharmaceutical industry deliver on its objective to make cancer a curable, chronic condition? |
Bio-IT World
November 14, 2003
Kathy Ordonez |
Targeted Medicine via Molecular Diagnostics Using diagnostics to select and deselect target populations for drug therapy will enable life scientists to make more effective medicines. |
Fast Company
David Lumb |
Sites That Sell Cancer Gene Tests Don't Tell Customers The Whole Story, Study Finds Consumer tests that analyze DNA from tumors in order to help personalize a patient's treatment are in something of a Wild West period. |
BusinessWeek
February 10, 2011
Rob Waters |
Sangamo's Bet Against AIDS: Gene Therapy Sangamo's stock has more than doubled since July 6, when the company, with no products on the market, reported success of its gene therapy approach in mice in the journal Nature Biotechnology. |
Bio-IT World
December 15, 2003
Kevin Davies |
The Road to Personalized Medicine FDA guidance on the road to genomic medicine is a welcome first step in what promises to be a contentious debate on how to integrate pharmacogenomics into routine medical practice. |
BusinessWeek
December 6, 2004
Catherine Arnst |
Cord Blood To The Rescue A study in the Nov. 25 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine confirms that stem cells in blood extracted from the umbilical cords of newborns can help leukemia patients |
Pharmaceutical Executive
January 1, 2009
Amit Agarwal |
Overlooked Opportunities For pharma companies facing a difficult economic climate, pairing diagnostics with therapies offers a powerful incentive: Manufacturers can improve sales by helping physicians find the most appropriate therapeutic option. |
Bio-IT World
March 2007
Michael A. Greeley |
Can I Get Personal? VC's are back and seem very excited about the broader disease management and personalized medicine investment opportunities. |
Scientific American
March 2009
Elaine Schattner |
A Chip against Cancer: Microfluidics Scrutinizes T Cells With just a blood sample, a device could determine whether cancer is about to spread or monitor the progress of treatment |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2011
Brian Orelli |
Partnership Now, Payoff Later ARIAD signs up a partner to develop a companion diagnostic. |
BusinessWeek
October 1, 2007
Conrad Wilson |
A Dream Team Of Drugs And Diagnosis? If a deal is struck, a Roche-Ventana team could help launch a medical revolution. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2010
Brian Orelli |
Surfing the Wave of the Future: Personalized Medicine Medco buys in to personalized medicine. Yesterday Medco Health Solutions said it's purchasing genetic-testing expert DNA Direct. |
The Motley Fool
June 7, 2011
Brian Orelli |
Sometimes a Partnership Feels Personal Merck and Roche hook up for a diagnostic drug deal. |
Chemistry World
January 28, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Roche chases bolt-on acquisitions as it pushes into genomics A recent spending spree by Roche is intended to take advantage of emerging molecular information and genomic analysis, as the company anticipates that the field will play an increasingly important role for future medicines and diagnostics. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2010
Brian Orelli |
ASCO Pops and Drops Themes and company news from the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. |
Chemistry World
September 7, 2015 |
Cancer Drugs Fund axes 23 treatments The Cancer Drugs Fund, which covers the cost of some cancer treatments that are not currently available on the National Health Service, has cut 23 treatments -- involving 16 drugs. |
BusinessWeek
April 22, 2010
Rob Waters |
Gene Therapy Takes a Turn for the Better Researchers and investors are heartened by advances in gene therapy. Analysts say revenues are still several years off, however. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2010
Ryan McBride |
Vertex's Telaprevir Clears Hurdle, Could Halve Treatment Times for Hepatitis C Study results are positive. |
Managed Care
November 2006
Maureen Glabman |
Genetic Testing: Major Opportunity, Major Problems Whether a person is likely to develop diabetes, cancer, schizophrenia, or stroke will be reasonably well predicted, and tests can also determine whether a patient will respond to a given therapy. That's the good part. |
The Motley Fool
December 9, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Rising From the ASHes At the Super Bowl of blood cancer, the American Society of Hematology's annual conference, the presentations by drug companies made a few stocks catch on fire, while a couple burned up a little. |
BusinessWeek
June 9, 2009
John Carey |
Giving Patients the Data They Need A growing effort by doctors, insurers, and politicians helps people make better-informed medical decisions |
Pharmaceutical Executive
January 1, 2013
Al Topin |
The Doctor-Patient Disconnect Doctor-patient conversations aren't always what we think; this basic interaction represents both a problem and an opportunity for today's drug marketers, says the author. |
The Motley Fool
June 10, 2011
Brian Orelli |
Great Data! Now Lets See More Than 12 Patients Micromet's blinatumomab looks good in a phase 2 trial. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2010
Brian Orelli |
Clinical Trial Positive! Shares Just Barely A story about expectations. Seattle Genetics is two for two in recent weeks. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
September 1, 2012
Al Topin |
Doctors' Words No Longer Gospel In the digital age, physicians don't call the shots when it comes to healthcare guidance. Marketers must appeal to multiple sources in seeking ways to garner patient adherence and loyalty. |
Managed Care
May 2001
Michael D. Dalzell |
Powerful Opportunities For Good and Greed Genetic advances could spawn incredible improvements in health care. Given public demand, they also pose what may be unmanageable issues of resource use... |
The Motley Fool
December 30, 2004
Charly Travers |
Genzyme Enters Cancer Arena The approval of a new drug is a long-term opportunity for the biotech giant. |
Fast Company
January 2002
George Anders |
Roche's New Scientific Method How does a giant pharmaceutical company reckon with genomics technology? By making a fresh start in how it recruits its scientists, manages projects, and uses computers. Here's how the Roche Group is reinventing how it invents... |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2000
Neil Abramson & Becky Melton |
Leukocytosis: Basics of Clinical Assessment Leukocytosis, a common laboratory finding, is most often due to relatively benign conditions (infections or inflammatory processes). Much less common but more serious causes include primary bone marrow disorders... |
BusinessWeek
March 8, 2004
Arlene Weintraub |
And When ImClone's Drug Doesn't Work... Physicians have greeted ImClone Systems Inc.'s (IMCL ) cancer drug, Erbitux, with a mixture of glee and grim realism. The drug dramatically shrinks colon tumors in some patients. But in others, it has little effect -- and no one knows why. |
BusinessWeek
November 12, 2009
Catherine Arnst |
10 Ways to Cut Health-Care Costs Right Now Employers and hospitals don't have to wait for Congress to address inefficiencies and waste. |
Bio-IT World
August 13, 2002
Kevin Davies |
Curtailing the Cancerous Cell The highly touted drug Gleevec unleashed new hope in the battle against cancer. Now a group of new drugs, working on the same principle, are showing even greater promise in treating leukemia. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
February 1, 2014
Ben Comer |
The Active Patient: Faces Of Change Advocacy organizations and individual patients are getting more involved in every facet of the healthcare system, from drug R&D, to federal and state policy all fueled by the hour-to-hour passion of living with a disease and having access to social media. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2010
Amber Angelle |
How to Create a Designer Baby Women undergoing in vitro fertilization could one day choose to have a baby boy with perfect vision, an aptitude for sports and a virtual lock on avoiding colon cancer. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
August 1, 2011
Jennifer Ringler |
The Adherence Fight: A TKO? Why does the match against medicines compliance always seem to end in an easy knockout? |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2007
Brian Orelli |
FDA's Rigor May Boost Sales The FDA is updating labeling of certain blood-thinning drugs, indicating that patients may want to obtain a genetic test prior to taking the medication. This move may lead to increased testing, and hopefully increased prescriptions. |
Search Engine Watch
December 31, 2010
Dean Stephens |
Health Gets Social in 2010 The role of social media in search results is influencing how health organizations attract and treat patients. |
Managed Care
January 2006
Thomas Morrow |
Four-Color Flow Cytometry Detects Minimal Residual Disease in Leukemia Should a new - and cheap - test for chronic lymphocytic leukemia be a component of prior-authorization protocols? |
