Celgene’s Abraxane is Talk of Cancer Meeting

Celgene (CELG) hasn’t yet announced results from the Abraxane phase III study in pancreatic cancer but the drug generated a lot of positive buzz at this weekend’s European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) conference. Cancer consultant guru and blogger Sally Church, in attendance at ESMO, notes oncologists who specialize in pancreatic cancer are typically a dour lot because of the paucity of effective therapies at their disposal. But she was surprised to see these experts in an “excited and feisty mood” Friday because of Abraxane data expected very soon.

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