�Morphotek�, Inc., a underling of Eisai Corporation of North America, announced that it has opened clinical sites in the European Union (EU) as part of the company's MORAb-009 Phase II study. The study is evaluating MORAb-009, a monoclonal antibody antibody to mesothelin, as a first-line treatment for patients with pancreatic cancer. The randomised, controlled, double-blinded trial will compare MORAb-009 plus gemcitabine with a placebo plus gemcitabine.
Morphotek has presently qualified 33 clinical sites in the United States and Canada to carry its Phase II study that started earlier this year. The company has opened four-spot clinical sites in Spain and received regulatory favorable reception in Spain, Belgium and Germany and 17 sites have been qualified in these countries. Regulatory approval for this study is also pending in Argentina. These approvals expand the ability to evaluate the efficacy of this compound in patients outside of the United States.
"We are highly pleased to receive blessing for the MORAb-009 Phase II trial sites in the EU," said Martin D. Phillips, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Morphotek. "A distinguished group of clinical investigators treating pancreatic cancer patients throughout the European Union have expressed an involvement in novel biologic therapies for this typically fatal disease. We look forth to the possible participation of extra European clinical sites for this compound as well as others in our pipeline."
MORAb-009 is an IgG1 antibody that recognizes a cell surface glycoprotein called mesothelin, which is over-expressed on a number of epithelial-derived cancers. Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) discovered the antigen from studies that evaluated a series of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) generated from splenocytes of mice immunized with human neoplasm cells. The antibody has been found to elicit anti-tumor personal effects via blockade of mesothelin to bandage to its ligand present on conterminous cells and immune-effector responses. Phase I studies of the antibody in patients found the molecule to be well tolerated at, or downstairs, the maximum tolerated dosage and clinical observations from those studies suggested antitumour responses in a number of patients.
Pancreatic cancer is unremarkably discovered at an advanced stage; in its earlier stages it is typically asymptomatic. It is the eighth near common grounds of death from cancer the Crab in manpower and women worldwide, accounting for more than 227,000 deaths per year. More than 37,000 people are diagnosed with pancreatic crab each year in the United States and around 50,000 people in the European Union.
About Morphotek
Morphotek�, Inc., a subsidiary of Eisai Corporation of North America, is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of protein and antibody products through the use of a novel and proprietary gene development technology. The technology has been successfully applied to a wide variety of cell lines and organisms to return genetically various offspring that are desirable for pharmaceutic product development in the areas of antibody therapeutics, protein therapeutics, product manufacture, drug butt discovery, and improved yield traits for commercial applications. The company is presently focusing its platform on the development and fabrication of therapeutical antibodies for the handling of cancer, inflammation and infectious disease. For more information, please visit hTTP://www.morphotek.com.
About Eisai Corporation of North America
Eisai Corporation of North America is a wholly-owned subsidiary company of Eisai Co., Ltd., a research-based human health care (hhc) company that discovers, develops and markets products passim the worldly concern. Eisai focuses its efforts in three therapeutic areas: neurology, gI disorders and oncology/critical care. Eisai Corporation of North America supports the activities of its operating companies in North America, which include: Eisai Research Institute of Boston, Inc., a discovery mathematical operation with strong organic chemical science capabilities; Morphotek, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the growing of therapeutical monoclonal antibodies; Eisai Medical Research Inc., a clinical development group; Eisai Inc., a commercial operation with manufacturing and marketing/sales functions; and Eisai Machinery U.S.A., which markets and maintains pharmaceutical manufacture machinery.
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Download Brand New Sin mp3
 Artist: Brand New Sin: mp3 download Genre(s): Rock Metal Discography:  Tequila Year: 2006 Tracks: 14  Recipe For Disaster Year: 2005 Tracks: 13 When harlan Fisk Stone fans think of Syracuse -- ane of the cities in upstate New York -- they a great trade think of hardcore nerve and the straightedge bowel movement, which has used touchwood to promote uninfected living, vegetarianism, and spirituality. Many straightedge bands take been zealous supporters of the Hare Krishna faction; arguably, straightedge has oft functioned as a Hindu-minded eq of Christian rock, although many straightedge bands have leaned to the left politically and have, in some cases, vehemently lambasted Christian pop and rock artists wHO supported the Republican Party. Despite Syracuse's reputation as a punk/straight-edge town, non every band that came from that arena in the '90s or 2000s had a straightedge connexion. Syracuse metal gang Brand New Sin has nada at all to do with straightedge; if anything, these rowdy, long-haired, tattooed, decadent, hell raising headbangers well-grounded like they ar rebelling against everything that Syracuse's straightedge scene has stood for. Kris Wiechmann, 1 of the band's trey guitarists, showed how politically wrong he could be when he equated Brand New Sin's self-titled debut album with "the first-class honours degree drinkable an alcoholic takes afterward walk out of rehab," which isn't exactly the sort of thing a straightedge vegetarian teetotalist would crow around. Blistering and forceful as still consistently melodic, Brand New Sin has been influenced by a variety of alloy and hard rock music bands, and those influences ambit from Motörhead, Black Sabbath, and Guns N' Roses to Pantera and Metallica. There ar besides traces of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Southern stone in the band's material, which has the sorting of bluesy, muddy border that southern outfits like Alabama Thunder Pussy and Hammerlock have got brought to alternative metal. Although Brand New Sin has kempt sum of '70s and '80s influences, the ring has sufficiency of a Corrosion of Conformity/Down influence to invalidate sounding flat out retro and be relevant to the '90s/2000s alternative metallic element scene. However, Brand New Sin doesn't bugger off into rap-metal at all -- the Syracuse headbangers show no awareness of hip-hop-minded nu metal bands like Limp Bizkit, Korn, (hed)pe, Fat, Rage Against the Machine, and Tommy Lee's Methods of Mayhem. In the '90s, some of Brand New Sin's members belonged to a Syracuse stripe called Godbelow, which favored a metal/punk portmanteau. But when they wanted to do something different -- something with more bluesy, miry leanings and a southern influence -- Brand New Sin was born in the early 2000s. While other metal bands had short Joe or five members, Brand New Sin had 6 thanks to a lineup that consisted of lead vocaliser Joe Altier, bassist Chuck Kahl, drummer Mike Rafferty, and no less than three guitarists: Slider (earthly concern Health Organization likewise provides background cognition vocals), Kris Wiechmann, and Ken Dunham. In June 2002, Brand New Sin's self-titled debut album (which Peter Walker produced) was released by the Jersey City, NJ-based Now or Never Records. A yr later, drummer Kevin Dean was added to the band. Brand New Sin erstwhile once again united Walker for the recording of their second record album. The Black and Blue EP and the band's sophomore drive, Recipe for Disaster, were both released in 2005. |
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Friday, 8 August 2008
Tony Romo worked to restore Jessica's confidence
New Delhi (ANI): Jessica Simpson's beau Tony Romo has helped the pop singer restore her confidence and catch over her divorce from Nick Lachey. The American footballer helped the brokenhearted singer get over her failed marriage and bucked up her to release a country album.
"Tony tells Jessica not to countenance life pass away her by," China Daily quoted a source as saying. "Tony is as well the first to boost Jess well-nigh her body! Jessica admits she has packed on a few pounds only she doesn''t care. She is loving life and isn''t trying to be Daisy Duke," the source added.
Though the 28-year-old singer admits that she is in love with Tony but isn''t sure if she is ready to tie the knot with him. She said: "We''ve been together for seven to almost eighter from Decatur months now. I don''t really cognize about marriage ceremony bells - I silent love him, and I''m still with him, so that''s a good polarity."
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"Tony tells Jessica not to countenance life pass away her by," China Daily quoted a source as saying. "Tony is as well the first to boost Jess well-nigh her body! Jessica admits she has packed on a few pounds only she doesn''t care. She is loving life and isn''t trying to be Daisy Duke," the source added.
Though the 28-year-old singer admits that she is in love with Tony but isn''t sure if she is ready to tie the knot with him. She said: "We''ve been together for seven to almost eighter from Decatur months now. I don''t really cognize about marriage ceremony bells - I silent love him, and I''m still with him, so that''s a good polarity."
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Tuesday, 1 July 2008
Redmond O'Neal pleads guilty to drug charges
MALIBU, Calif. —
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Redmond O'Neal, the son of Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal, has pleaded guilty to possessing heroin and methamphetamine.
The 23-year-old O'Neal pleaded guilty Thursday in a Malibu court to the two felony counts and a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of drugs. As part of a plea deal, a second DUI charge was dismissed.
He was placed on three years' probation on the misdemeanor charge and fined about $1,700.
The district attorney's office says O'Neal also was ordered to remain in drug treatment until a hearing next month to determine if he can enter a drug-diversion program on the felony charges.
O'Neal was arrested January 26th after he was stopped for speeding on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.
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Thursday, 19 June 2008
HMV Canada: "Indestructible" by Disturbed tops CD sales list
TORONTO - The following is HMV Canada's top 10 CDs based on national sales for the week ending June 4.
CDs
1 Indestructible - Disturbed
2 Weezer (Red Album) - Weezer
3 Here I Stand - Usher
4 "Sex and the City" Soundtrack - Various Artists
5 Narrow Stairs - Death Cab for Cutie
6 The Best of - Radiohead
7 Watershed - Opeth
8 Rockferry - Duffy
9 Hard Candy - Madonna
10 Love at the End of the World - Sam Roberts
Country
1 Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift
2 Carnival Ride - Carrie Underwood
3 Kicking Stones - Johnny Reid
4 35 Biggest Hits - Toby Keith
5 Watershed - k.d. lang
6 Julianne Hough - Julianne Hough
7 More Country Heat 2008 - Various Artists
8 Good Time - Alan Jackson
9 Enjoy the Ride - Sugarland
10 Still Feels Good - Rascal Flatts
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Lohan, Murphy top the Razzie nominees
Lindsay Lohan and Eddie Murphy have each scored multiple nominations for this year's Razzie Awards.
Celebrating Hollywood's worst in Film, the Razzie nominees were announced ahead of the Oscar nominees.
Lindsay Lohan's thriller, 'I know Who Killed Me', in which she plays two characters who may or may not be the same person, received nine Razzie nominations, amongst them Worst Picture of 2007.
For her Worst Actress nomination, Lohan polled more heavily than any star since Sofia Coppola in 'The Godfather Part III,' according to Razzie founder, John Wilson.
2007 may have been the year Eddie Murphy won an Academy Award nomination for his role in 'Dreamgirls', but that didn't prevent his film 'Norbit' from receiving eight nominations.
Besides a nod for Worst Picture, five of those went to Murphy alone, more than any one person has ever received in a single year.
"We decided that each of his characters was so offensive that he deserved individual nominations," said John Wilson.
Adam Sandler ('I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry') and Cuba Gooding Jr ('Daddy Day Camp', 'Norbit') joined Murphy in the Worst Actor category, along with Nicolas Cage ('Ghost Rider')and Jim Carrey ('The Number 23').
The 'winners' of the 28th Razzies will be announced on 23 February, a day before the Oscars.
Celebrating Hollywood's worst in Film, the Razzie nominees were announced ahead of the Oscar nominees.
Lindsay Lohan's thriller, 'I know Who Killed Me', in which she plays two characters who may or may not be the same person, received nine Razzie nominations, amongst them Worst Picture of 2007.
For her Worst Actress nomination, Lohan polled more heavily than any star since Sofia Coppola in 'The Godfather Part III,' according to Razzie founder, John Wilson.
2007 may have been the year Eddie Murphy won an Academy Award nomination for his role in 'Dreamgirls', but that didn't prevent his film 'Norbit' from receiving eight nominations.
Besides a nod for Worst Picture, five of those went to Murphy alone, more than any one person has ever received in a single year.
"We decided that each of his characters was so offensive that he deserved individual nominations," said John Wilson.
Adam Sandler ('I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry') and Cuba Gooding Jr ('Daddy Day Camp', 'Norbit') joined Murphy in the Worst Actor category, along with Nicolas Cage ('Ghost Rider')and Jim Carrey ('The Number 23').
The 'winners' of the 28th Razzies will be announced on 23 February, a day before the Oscars.
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