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Melbourne, Australia and Hamburg, Germany, November 2013: A novel drug which assists neurosurgeons to better visualise and remove malignant brain tumours has been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). Until now, GLIOLAN (aminolevulinic acid HCl) has only been available via the Federal Government’s Special Access Scheme (SAS). It will now be made widely available for
MELBOURNE, Australia – April 26, 2013 – An effective new antibiotic designed to specifically treat the common superbug* infection Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea will be available to patients in Australia from 14th May 2013. Melbourne biopharmaceutical company Specialised Therapeutics Australia Pty Ltd (STA) has received Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approval to market the drug DIFICID (fidaxomicin) in Australia.
MELBOURNE, Australia – January 23, 2013 – Australian biopharmaceutical company Specialised Therapeutics Australia announces that a phase III clinical trial of world leading breast cancer drug ABRAXANE® (nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel) in combination with current standard of care gemcitabine in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer has demonstrated substantially improved survival times, with double the number of patients surviving
MELBOURNE, Australia – October 25, 2012 – Specialised Therapeutics Australia Pty Ltd today announced that abstracts for the upcoming Society for Melanoma Research meeting have been published online in the organization’s official journal. The publication includes an abstract reviewing results from a phase III metastatic melanoma study with ABRAXANE® (nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel).
Lugano, Switzerland and Melbourne, Australia, October 15th, 2012 – Melbourne biopharmaceutical company Specialised Therapeutics Australia (STA) has been granted exclusive commercialisation rights to a new drug for the treatment of NSCLC cachexia-anorexia. This condition is a serious multifactorial disorder which involves muscle wasting and metabolic impairment and commonly affects patients with advanced cancer. STA has reached agreement with Swiss pharmaceutical company Helsinn Healthcare to in-license the novel ghrelin receptor agonist anamorelin for both Australia and New Zealand.
Melbourne, Australia April 2012: A drug which aids neurosurgeons to better visualise and more completely remove malignant brain tumours has been granted orphan drug status by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). The drug, Gliolan, is currently in-licensed by Melbourne biopharmaceutical company, Specialised Therapeutics Australia (STA) and is currently only available to neurosurgeons via the federal
Melbourne, Australia and Lugano, Switzerland, 10 August 2011: Melbourne bio-pharmaceutical company Specialised Therapeutics Australia plans to further expand its oncology portfolio, to include a new product for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). The Australian company has signed a letter of intent with its Swiss partner, Helsinn Group, to in-license Helsinn’s new compound for
Melbourne, Australia and Hamburg, Germany, 17 June 2011: A new drug which aids neurosurgeons to better visualise and operate on high grade glioma, a type of brain tumour which has a poor prognosis, has been in-licensed by Melbourne bio-pharmaceutical company Specialised Therapeutics Australia Pty Ltd (STA). STA has signed a binding term sheet with German company
Melbourne, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand – 21 February 2011 – New Zealand women now have access to a leading breast cancer drug ABRAXANE® (nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel) for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer after failure of anthracycline therapy. The drug, ABRAXANE, uses novel nanoparticle technology to deliver the chemotherapeutic agent to the tumour site and
Melbourne, Australia and Lugano, Switzerland 1st November 2010: A world leading anti-nausea/anti-vomiting drug for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy will be available in Australia on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from November 1st 2010. Aloxi® (palonosetron hydrochloride) is a new therapy to prevent acute and delayed nausea and vomiting which can occur in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy1. The