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Athenex, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATNX), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies for the treatment of cancer, today announced results from a pivotal Phase III clinical trial showed oral paclitaxel and encequidar had superior response and survival with much lower incidence and severity of neuropathy compared to IV paclitaxel in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer

Seelos Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEEL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapies for central nervous system disorders and rare diseases, today announced that it will participate in the 33rd Annual National MPS Society Family Conference, December 19-21 in Orlando, FL.

4 confirmed partial responses, 3 stable disease as assessed by the investigator in 14 patients who were refractory to chemotherapy and had progressed after an average of three prior lines of therapy

Aspen Laser Systems, LLC, an emerging leader in laser therapy, announced the sponsorship and launch of a new program and website “Aspen Laser University.”

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opinion recommending the approval of VYNDAQEL® (tafamidis), a once-daily 61 mg oral capsule, for the treatment of wild-type or hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis in adult patients with cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM).

Personalized Volume Management System : 2nd generation automated fluid management technology

Exelixis, Inc. announced positive results from IMspire150, the phase 3 trial of atezolizumab, cobimetinib and vemurafenib in people with previously untreated BRAF V600 mutation-positive advanced melanoma.

Hansa Biopharma, the leader in immunomodulatory enzyme technology for rare IgG-mediated diseases, today announced the outcome of a November 20th meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to discuss a regulatory path forward for imlifidase in kidney transplantation of highly sensitized patients.

Anixa Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIX), a biotechnology company focused on harnessing the body’s immune system in the fight against cancer, today announced an update regarding the chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) technology it is developing with its partner, Moffitt Cancer Center.

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced the Phase III IMspire150 study, in people with previously untreated BRAF V600 mutation-positive advanced melanoma, met its primary endpoint of progression-free survival.