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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Pharma Stock Trading Alert: SBFM has Record Breaking Volume and 50% Gains Following News

New York, New York - June 27, 2012 (Investorideas.com newswire) Investorideas.com, an investor research portal specializing in sector research including biotech and pharma stocks, issues a trading alert for Pharma stock Sunshine Biopharma following yesterdays trading activity.
Sunshine Biopharma Inc. (OTCBB:SBFM) traded as high as $0.35, gaining 0.07 or (50.00%) yesterday on record volume of over 300,000 shares. The Company announced yesterday that it has completed a cytotoxicity study of its lead compound, Adva-27a, in H69AR, a Multidrug Resistant Small Cell Lung Cancer cell line. Cytotoxicity studies measure the ability of a drug to destroy cancer cells in vitro. The results of the study showed that Adva-27a is significantly more effective at killing Multidrug Resistant Small Cell Lung Cancer cells than Etoposide, the current commonly used drug for this type of cancer. This is the second form of Multidrug Resistant Cancer that Adva-27a has shown effectiveness against. The first, which we had announced on July 11, 2011, was MCF-7/MDR Multidrug Resistant Breast Cancer.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Microcap Pharma Stock Investor News Alert: SUNSHINE BIOPHARMA'S (SBFM) Adva-27a FOUND TO BE EFFECTIVE AT KILLING MULTIDRUG RESISTANT LUNG CANCER CELLS

Montreal, Quebec, Canada - June 26, 2012 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Sunshine Biopharma Inc. (OTCBB: SBFM), a pharmaceutical company focused on the research, development and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of various forms of cancer, today announced that it has completed a cytotoxicity study of its lead compound, Adva-27a, in H69AR, a Multidrug Resistant Small Cell Lung Cancer cell line. Cytotoxicity studies measure the ability of a drug to destroy cancer cells in vitro. The results of the study showed that Adva-27a is significantly more effective at killing Multidrug Resistant Small Cell Lung Cancer cells than Etoposide, the current commonly used drug for this type of cancer. This is the second form of Multidrug Resistant Cancer that Adva-27a has shown effectiveness against. The first, which we had announced on July 11, 2011, was MCF-7/MDR Multidrug Resistant Breast Cancer.

"These findings are very interesting", said Dr. Steve N. Slilaty, Sunshine’s President and CEO. "Cancer cells become resistant to anti-tumour drugs by overproducing a certain type of trans-membrane proteins called ABC Transporters. These trans-membrane proteins bind and transport drugs from the intracellular milieu to the outside of cancer cells thereby making them resistant. Of the approximately 49 ABC Transporters identified to date, two are most often found in Multidrug Resistant Cancer: MDR1 and MRP1. The MCF-7/MDR Multidrug Resistant Breast Cancer cell line, which we had previously announced overproduces MDR1 while the H69AR Multidrug Resistant Lung Cancer cell line test in the present study overproduces MRP1. It is remarkable that our Adva-27a is able to overcome both of these resistance proteins", he added.
About Sunshine Biopharma Inc. (OTCBB: SBFM)
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Sunshine Biopharma Inc.
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Monday, June 25, 2012

Biotech and Pharma Stocks Make NASDAQ Top Percentage Gainers: ALXA, SNTA

New York, New York - June 25, 2012 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Investorideas.com, an investor research portal specializing in sector research including biotech and pharma stocks, issues a trading alert for Pharma stocks making the NASDAQ top five percentage gainers in morning trading.

Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXA) is trading at $4.52, gaining 0.55 or (13.85%) as of 11:41AM EDT on 2.5 Million shares, with a morning high of $4.99. The Company reported Friday that it has resubmitted its ADASUVE New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to a Complete Response Letter (CRL) received in May 2012. ADASUVE is being developed for the acute treatment of agitation associated with schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder in adults. In the coming weeks, Alexza expects to hear from the FDA regarding the completeness of the resubmitted NDA, the classification of the resubmission (Class 1 or Class 2) and what the new Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) goal date will be. Class 1 and Class 2 resubmissions have targeted review periods of 2 months and 6 months, respectively.
Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: SNTA) trading at $7.88, gaining 0.64 or (8.84%) 11:38AM EDT. The stock has a morning high of $8.50 on volume of over 2. 1 Million shares.
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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Biopharmaceutical Stock Alert: Onyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ONXX) Big Moves on FDA Positive Vote

New York, New York - June 21, 2012 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Investorideas.com, an investor research portal specializing in sector research including biotech and pharma stocks, issues a trading alert for Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONXX), one of the NASDAQ’s top gainers, trading at $62.18, up $17.60 or (39.48%) as of 11:14AM EDT on over 16 Million shares. The stock has a morning high of $63.22.
The Company announced yesterday that the U.S. FDA's Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) determined by a vote of 11-0 [with 1 abstention] that, in patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least two prior lines of therapy that included a proteasome inhibitor and an immunomodulatory agent (IMiD), the benefit-risk assessment is favorable for the use of Kyprolis� (proposed brand name for carfilzomib). Onyx is developing Kyprolis for use in multiple myeloma across a variety of treatment lines.
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Based in South San Francisco, California, Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for improving the lives of people with cancer. The company is focused on developing novel medicines that target key molecular pathways. For more information about Onyx, visit the company's website at www.onyx.com.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Biotech Stock Breaking News: Sirona Biochem (TSX-V: SBM, OTC: SRBCF) Announces Primate Results for SGLT Inhibitor for Type 2 Diabetes

Vancouver, British Columbia - June 20, 2012 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Sirona Biochem Corp. ( TSX-V: SBM , OTC: SRBCF, Frankfurt: ZSB), announced today results from a preclinical study of its sodium glucose transporter (SGLT) inhibitor in monkeys. When administered orally, Sirona Biochem’s SGLT inhibitor, SBM-TFC-039, triggered glucosuria in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, the glucosuria effect was robust for the full 24 hours studied.

"At the recent American Diabetes Association meeting in Philadelphia, it was apparent that SGLT inhibitors are a potentially ground-breaking treatment for Type 2 diabetes," said Dr. Howard Verrico, President and CEO of Sirona Biochem. "Preclinical results of our SGLT inhibitor, SBM-TFC-039, in multiple species have consistently demonstrated its efficacy and we are exploring data that may differentiate SBM-TFC-039 from the other SGLT inhibitors in development," he added.
SBM-TFC-039 is an SGLT inhibitor drug candidate for Type 2 diabetes. In the kidneys, SGLT inhibitors reduce the reabsorption of glucose into the bloodstream by eliminating excess glucose into the urine.
SBM-TFC-039 has been tested acutely and chronically in a rodent diabetic model, in addition to the latest study in primates. In those tests, SBM-TFC-039 has consistently demonstrated a glucose-lowering effect in a dose-dependent manner.
About Sirona Biochem Corp.
Sirona Biochem is a biotechnology company developing diabetes therapeutics, cancer vaccine antigens, skin depigmenting and anti-aging agents for cosmetic use, and biological ingredients. The company utilizes a proprietary chemistry technique to improve pharmaceutical properties of carbohydrate-based molecules. For more information visit www.sironabiochem.com.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
For more information regarding this press release, contact:
Julie Jang
Director, Communications
Sirona Biochem Corp.
Phone: 604.282.6065
Email: jjang@sironabiochem.com
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Biotech Stock News Alert;Aethlon Medical (OTC: AEMD) Announces Notice of Allowance of U.S. Patent Application

SAN DIEGO - June 19, 2012 (Investorideas.com newswire) - Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTCBB: AEMD), the pioneer in developing selective therapeutic filtration devices to address infectious disease, cancer and other life-threatening conditions, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has given the Company a Notice of Allowance for U.S. Patent Application No. 12/282152 entitled "Extracorporeal Removal of Microvesicular Particles." The patent grants Aethlon the exclusive right to remove immune suppressive microvesicular particles, which include but are not limited to exosomes, from the circulation of treated patients. The patent describes a method to bind and capture immune suppressive microvesicular particles from blood with a medical filtration device containing single or multiple affinity agents, which can include antibodies, aptamers, beads, lectins, proteins, or other compounds that adhere to microvesicles. The USPTO further notified the Company that it has calculated a Patent Term Adjustment of 452 days on the Notice of Allowance.
Investorideas.com Newswire "This patent allowance provides a cornerstone that reinforces our opportunity to establish a dominant market position in the therapeutic targeting of immunosuppressive exosomes," stated Jim Joyce, Chairman and CEO at Aethlon Medical. The Aethlon Hemopurifier�, which is a first-in-class device being advanced in Hepatitis C care, has demonstrated the ability to capture a broad-spectrum of immune suppressive exosomes underlying cancer. A therapy that could inhibit exosome proliferation would fulfill a major unmet medical need as corresponding drug therapies have yet to emerge.

In cancer, exosomes have recently emerged to become a vital therapeutic target as they play an instrumental role in promoting tumor progression by inducing programmed cell death of anticancer immune cells. As a result of inhibiting the immune response, exosomes increase the proliferation and spread of many forms of cancer. The particles also seed the spread of tumor metastasis, promote angiogenesis (essential for tumor survival and growth), increase tumor aggressiveness, and contribute to anti-cancer drug resistance.
Circulating microvesicles or exosomes have also been discovered to have immunosuppressive roles in infectious disease and may accelerate the pathogenesis of other disease conditions as they have been reported to induce or amplify inflammatory and pathological conditions including, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, neurodegenerative disorders, diabetes, and rheumatic diseases. Beyond its cancer and infectious disease treatment initiatives, Aethlon is studying the deleterious role of exosomes in sepsis through a contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
In addition to being known as exosomes, microvesicles have been referred to as epididimosomes, argosomes, exosome-like vesicles, microparticles, promininosomes, prostasomes, dexosomes, texosomes, dex, tex, archeosomes and oncosomes.
About Aethlon Medical
The Aethlon Medical mission is to create innovative medical devices that address unmet medical needs in cancer, infectious disease, and other life-threatening conditions. Our Aethlon ADAPT™ System is a revenue-stage technology platform that provides the basis for a new class of therapeutics that target the selective removal of disease enabling particles from the entire circulatory system. The Aethlon ADAPT™ product pipeline includes the Aethlon Hemopurifier® to address infectious disease and cancer; HER2osome™ to target HER2+ breast cancer, and a medical device being developed under a contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that would reduce the incidence of sepsis in combat-injured soldiers and civilians. For more information, please visit www.aethlonmedical.com.
Certain of the statements herein may be forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements involve assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Aethlon Medical, Inc. to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the ability for the Company to derive business partnerships or future revenue streams using the Aethlon ADAPT™ system including the ability to introduce a targeted breast cancer therapy known as HER2osome™, there is no assurance that FDA will approve the initiation of the company's clinical programs or provide market clearance of the company's products, the ability to achieve the goals set out in the DARPA contract, future human studies of the Aethlon Hemopurifier® as an adjunct therapy to improve patient responsiveness to established cancer therapies, the company's ability to raise capital when needed, the Company's ability to complete the development of its planned products, the Company's ability to manufacture its products either internally or through outside companies and provide its services, the impact of government regulations, patent protection on the Company's proprietary technology, product liability exposure, uncertainty of market acceptance, competition, technological change, and other risk factors. In such instances, actual results could differ materially as a result of a variety of factors, including the risks associated with the effect of changing economic conditions and other risk factors detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
Contacts:
James A. Joyce
Chairman and CEO
858.459.7800 x301
jj@aethlonmedical.com
Jim Frakes
Chief Financial Officer
858.459.7800 x300
jfrakes@aethlonmedical.com
Marc Robins
877.276.2467
mr@aethlonmedical.com
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Pharma Stocks Dominate NASDAQ Top Percentage Gainers: ARNA, DNDN, HZMP, RPTP

New York, New York - June 13, 2012 (InvestorIdeas.com Newswire) Investorideas.com, an investor research portal specializing in sector research including biotech and pharma stocks, issues an alert on the top percentage gainers for morning trading June13th. Four of the five top gainers, ARNA, DNDN, HZMP, RPTP, are pharma stocks.
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NasdaqGS: ARNA) is trading up at $8.30, gaining $0.42(5.33%) 11:08AM EDT on over 25 Million shares with a high of $8.65. Commentary was issued on the stock yesterday on its participation in the anti obesity market.
Dendreon Corp. (NasdaqGS DNDN) is trading at $6.66, up 0.41(6.56%) 11:11AM EDT, with a high of $6.98 on volume of over 8 million shares.
Horizon Pharma, Inc. (NasdaqGM: HZNP) is trading up at $4.58, gaining 0.37(8.79%) 11:13AM EDT with a morning high of $4.73 on over 1 Million shares.
Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NasdaqGM :RPTP) is up, trading at $5.8350, jumping $0.3950 or (7.26%) 11:14AM EDT with a high of $6.15 in earlier trading on volume of over 2.7 Million shares. The Company reported yesterday that Christopher M. Starr, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Raptor, will present an overview of the Company at the 2012 Wells Fargo Securities Healthcare Conference in Boston, MA at the InterContinental Hotel. Raptor's Presentation will take place on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 beginning at 3:30 p.m ET.
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