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Curis snags $30M loan, grabs early-stage cancer drug from Genentech

And Curis immediately spent a big chunk of that to in-license an experimental cancer therapy from its colleagues at Genentech, flipping the usual order of deal-making as the little biotech paid the giant Roche subsidiary a small upfront to gain development rights.

4SC spotlights partnership talks after liver cancer combo extends survival

The German biotech 4SC AG says its experimental drug resminostat extended overall survival among advanced liver cancer patients by 8 months in Phase II when combined with Bayer's Nexavar.

Roche wins landmark approval for targeted cancer drug vismodegib

Roche ( $RHHBY ) and Genentech won a landmark approval for the cancer drug vismodegib today. After gaining significant efficacy data from a Phase II study on basal cell carcinoma, the drug giant not

4SC surges on positive midstage data for advanced liver cancer

Shares of Germany's 4SC ( $VSC ) surged 35% after investigators reported promising mid-stage data for the cancer drug resminostat, an HDAC inhibitor, in difficult-to-treat patients with advanced liver

Curis gets $4M for blood cancer therapy

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) has handed Lexington, MA-based Curis $4 million to support early development of two of the company's drugs for blood cancers. Curis' drug, CUDC-907, is an

Roche preps vismodegib app with "profound" efficacy data

Armed with positive data from a pivotal Phase II trial, Lexington, MA-based Curis is waiting for its partner Roche to begin its long-awaited pitch to gain FDA approval for a new treatment for

Roche preps vismodegib app after Ph2 skin cancer success

Roche and Genentech have posted a fresh set of promising mid-stage data on vismodegib , a cancer drug it's collaborating on with Lexington, MA-based Curis. In what investigators describe as a pivotal

Roche tees up new app on promising Ph2 cancer drug

Lexington, MA-based Curis ( $CRIS ) is eagerly spreading the news that its partners at Roche/Genentech have wrapped a positive mid-stage trial for an experimental new treatment for advanced basal cell

Shulman: Best biotech stocks to own

This morning, MarketWatch's Michael Shulman listed some of what he sees are the hottest bargain biotech stocks for this year: Cerus, Curis, Compugen, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals and Impax Laboratories.

Curis shares sink as Genentech evaluates lead drug's fate

Investigators at Roche and Genentech are preparing an in-depth analysis of a fresh crop of mid-stage data on Curis's GDC-0449 , with an eye to determine whether the therapy should make the cut for