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Chimerix Receives Notice of Allowance for Brincidofovir Composition of Matter Patent Extending Exclusivity to 2034

Opportunity to pursue multiple additional indications for brincidofovir

DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 12, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chimerix, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMRX), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel, oral antivirals in areas of high unmet medical need, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a Notice of Allowance for a patent application covering a method of synthesis and the commercial morphic form of brincidofovir. With the addition of this most recent patent, composition of matter coverage for brincidofovir in the U.S. is expected to extend to October 2034.

M. Michelle Berrey, M.D. M.P.H., President and CEO, said, "This important allowance significantly increases the patent protection of brincidofovir for our lead indications to prevent clinically significant cytomegalovirus infection in hematopoietic cell transplant recipients and for the treatment of adenovirus infection. Importantly, this will provide 20 years of patent coverage for Chimerix to pursue multiple additional indications in broad patient populations."

Chimerix - 01/12/2015

Milestone Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Clearance of MSP-2017 Phase 2 IND

MONTREAL, Jan. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - Milestone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it received clearance of its Investigational New Drug (IND) Application from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a Phase 2 study of MSP-2017 for the treatment of acute episodes of Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT). The trial is expected to begin patient enrollment in early 2015.

Milestone Pharmaceuticals - 01/12/2015

Ultragenyx Announces License of Intellectual Property Related to the Treatment of Huntington's Disease With Triheptanoin

NOVATO, Calif., Jan. 7, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq:RARE), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel products for rare and ultra-rare diseases, today announced a license agreement with Inserm Transfert SA and Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epiniere (ICM) for intellectual property related to the treatment of Huntington's disease with triheptanoin (UX007).

"Huntington's is a severe and lethal rare genetic disease," commented Emil D. Kakkis, Ph.D., M.D., Chief Executive Officer and President of Ultragenyx. "Energy deficiency is believed to play a role in the pathophysiology of Huntington's disease, and we are encouraged by data from a small pilot study suggesting improvement in brain energy metabolism after treatment with triheptanoin."

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical - 01/07/2015

Mirati Therapeutics Doses First Patient in Phase 2 Study of Mocetinostat in Bladder Cancer Patients with Genetic Alterations of CREBBP and EP300

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRTX) today announced that the first patient has been dosed in a Phase 2 clinical trial designed to evaluate the efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of mocetinostat as a treatment for a select group of patients with bladder cancer. The trial will enroll patients whose tumors have mutations or deletions of the CREBBP and/or EP300 genes.

Mirati Therapeutics - 01/07/2015

Kyowa Hakko Kirin and Syndax Announce an Exclusive License Agreement to Develop and Commercialize Entinostat in Japan and Korea

Tokyo, Japan, January 8, 2015 and Waltham, Mass., January 7, 2015 --- Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd., (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; president and CEO: Nobuo Hanai, "Kyowa Hakko Kirin") and Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (Waltham, Mass.; president and CEO: Arlene M. Morris, “Syndax”) today jointly announced that the companies have entered into a license agreement for the exclusive rights to develop and commercialize entinostat in Japan and Korea. Entinostat is a Class I selective histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor being developed by Syndax in the United States and Europe in combination with hormone therapy for advanced breast cancer and immune therapy combinations in solid tumors.

Syndax - 01/07/2015

Mirati Therapeutics Doses First Patient in Investigator-Sponsored Phase 2 Study of Mocetinostat in Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Study to focus on mutations and deletions of CREBBP and EP300 genes in lymphomas

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRTX) today announced that Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York has dosed the first patient in an investigator-sponsored Phase 2 clinical trial of mocetinostat in patients with relapsed and refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and follicular lymphoma (FL). The trial will enroll patients whose tumors have mutations or deletions of the CREBBP and/or EP300 genes.

Mirati Therapeutics - 01/06/2015

Ultragenyx Initiates New Development Program Studying KRN23 for the Treatment of Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia

NOVATO, Calif., Jan. 6, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq:RARE), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel products for rare and ultra-rare diseases, announced the initiation of a new development program for the human monoclonal anti-FGF23 antibody KRN23 (UX023) in tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO). TIO results from typically benign tumors that produce excess levels of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), which can lead to severe osteomalacia, fractures, bone and muscle pain, and muscle weakness. Ultragenyx intends to initiate a Phase 2 study of KRN23 in six adult TIO patients in the first half of 2015.

KRN23 is being developed under a license and collaboration agreement between Ultragenyx and Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. KRN23 is being evaluated in a separate Phase 2 clinical study for pediatric patients with X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) and has completed multiple Phase 1/2 studies in adults with XLH.

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical - 01/06/2015

New Clinical Trial Will Evaluate Antibacterial Envelope in Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Patients at Risk for Major Infections

Medtronic Announces First Patient Enrollment in the WRAP Infection Clinical Trial
MINNEAPOLIS – Jan. 7, 2015 – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced the first patient enrollment in the WRAP Infection Clinical Trial, which will evaluate the effectiveness of the TYRX™ Absorbable Antibacterial Envelope in reducing major infections in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) at risk for infection. The global clinical trial also will assess healthcare costs related to treatment of major infections in CIED patients. The first patient implant was performed by Edward J. Schloss, M.D., director of electrophysiology at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati.

TYRX - 01/05/2015

Athersys Finishes Enrollment of Phase 2 Study of MultiStem(R) Cell Therapy for Ischemic Stroke Top-Line Data Readout Expected Around the End of the First Quarter, 2015

Top-Line Data Readout Expected Around the End of the First Quarter, 2015

CLEVELAND, Dec. 29, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Athersys, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATHX) today announced that it has concluded patient enrollment of its Phase 2 clinical study involving administration of Athersys' MultiStem® cell therapy to ischemic stroke patients. The study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of MultiStem therapy in subjects suffering moderate to moderate-severe ischemic strokes. Athersys expects initial results from the study to be disclosed around the end of the first quarter of 2015.

Athersys - 12/29/2014

Mirati Therapeutics Doses First Patient in Expansion Cohorts of Phase 1b Trial of MGCD265 in Genetically Selected Patients

Study Seeks to Confirm a High Response Rate among Cancer Patients with MET and Axl Genetic Alterations
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRTX) today announced that the first patient with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) has been dosed in a Phase 1b clinical trial of MGCD265 in selected patients exhibiting genetic alterations of MET or Axl. In this segment of the study, one of the expansion cohorts will enroll patients with NSCLC and another will enroll patients with other solid tumors. Both cohorts will enroll only those patients that have specific MET driver mutations including MET gene point mutations, gene amplification, and MET or Axl gene rearrangements.

Mirati Therapeutics - 12/23/2014