A large cohort of patients around the world diagnosed with myelofibrosis (aka bone marrow cancer) will soon be able to access a new treatment which has already shown to be effective in a small group of patients undergoing treatment of PXS-5505 in Phase 2 clinical trials. Myelofibrosis is a rare cancer of the bone marrow
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For patients given less than five years to live after being diagnosed with myelofibrosis, there is a new flicker of hope after clinical stage drug development company Pharmaxis (ASX: PXS) reported encouraging interim data from their Phase 2 trials. Myelofibrosis is a rare cancer of the bone marrow affecting 15 per 1 million people worldwide.
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How does a company with a lead asset cancer drug also get into dermatology? What does blood cancer and keloid scars have in common? The answer is: fibrosis. Fibrosis is another word for scarring. It is the key in the process of healing where connective tissue replaces normal tissue to form scar tissue. It’s how
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When the University of Rochester came knocking on the door of biopharmaceutical company Pharmaxis (ASX: PXS), it was a boost from a respected group of researchers for their lead drug candidate PXS-5505 which has continued to draw attention from around the world. By agreement with Pharmaxis, the University of Rochester embarked on preclinical work on
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