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> J&J decided to unblind its Phase III study of the prostate cancer drug abiraterone acetate after the monitoring committee determined that the patients in the placebo group should be offered the therapy. The trial enrolled 1,195 patients. Report
> Aegerion Pharmaceuticals named Marc Beer, the founding CEO of ViaCell, as both CEO and a member of the board of directors. Aegerion release
> Ariad Pharmaceuticals and Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals each announced plans to move blood cancer therapies into late-stage trials. Story
> Athersys is pocketing a $3 million upfront after it agreed to provide RTI Biologics access to its Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cell technologies. RTI release
And Finally... Scientists say they've found a plant that can clone itself in order to survive environmental chaos, a helpful lesson for surviving climate change. Story