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> Seattle Genetics has released another promising set of data for brentuximab, or SGN-35. The developer said that 86 percent of patients with advanced systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma responded to treatment in a Phase II study. Just last month Seattle Genetics released positive data from a study on advanced Hodgkin's disease. Story
> Oxigene reports that a new trial of Zybrestat demonstrated a one-month boost in survival time for thyroid cancer patients. And researchers said that close to half of the patients in the drug/chemo arm were alive at six months, compared with 37 percent of the patients receiving only chemotherapy. Report
> NanoInk has closed a $65 million financing led by Lurie Investments. NanoInk specializes in nanometer-scale manufacturing and apps development for the life sciences and other industries. NanoInk release
> Auxilium has launched a late-stage study of Xiaflex as a treatment for abnormal curvature of the penis. The drug is already approved as a treatment for Dupuytren's contracture, which causes fingers to curl in. Story
And Finally... Researchers at The University of Western Ontario have discovered there is a causal link between enhanced visual abilities and a reorganization of the part of the brain that handles auditory input in congenitally deaf cats. Release