> The FDA has approved Bristol-Myers Squibb's Orencia for juvenile arthritis. Release
> Amgen says that the FDA will delay a decision on its blood clotting drug by three months. A decision had been expected by April 23. Release
> Not satisfied with Biogen Idec's explanation of its failed effort to find a buyer, Carl Icahn has filed suit to get a hold of internal documents on the search. No way, responds Biogen Idec, which says it's just another ploy aimed at forcing a sale. Report
> Antigenics has raised $21 million in a private placement. The money will be used to market Oncophage, a cancer vaccine that just won regulatory approval in Russia. Release
> Potentia Pharmaceuticals has completed a $12 million round of financing. The funds will allow Potentia to complete Phase I and move into Phase II clinical development of Potentia's novel investigational drug candidate, POT-4. Release
> Schering-Plough has officially terminated its partnership with Novacea for its Asentar prostate cancer program. A clinical trial was halted earlier due to an imbalance of deaths between the two treatment arms. Release
> The FDA has rebuked GlaxoSmithKline for failing to regularly report post-marketing Avandia data. Report
> Scientists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City have identified the molecular process by which breast cancer cells spread to other tissue during metastasis. Report
> The heparin death toll is far worse than we originally thought. The FDA has tripled the number of deaths it's attributing to allergic reactions to the blood thinner since January 2007, to 62 from 19. Report
> Just why would Novartis pay $11 billion for one-fourth of eye-care Alcon company and promise another $28 billion for another big chunk? Report
> Expect the FDA to stay out of the Vytorin fray, at least for now. Report
> In the latter part of the 20th century, the conventional wisdom in the drug industry was simple: bigger is better. But now the Big-Big management model is cracking up. Report
And Finally... It turns out that hundreds of bacteria can actually 'eat' antibiotics, according to researchers at Harvard Medical School. Report