The Canadian Federal Court of Ottawa has granted sanofi-aventiss application for an order of prohibition against the Minister of Health and Apotex Inc. in relation to Apotexs 2003 application in Canada for a marketing authorization for a generic version of clopidogrel bisulfate tablets. The Canadian Court rejected Apotex's challenge to the Plavix® patent and held that the asserted claims are nov
Vaccine Leader Looks to Introduce First Pertussis Booster for Both Adolescents and Adults in United States Sanofi pasteur, the vaccines business of the sanofi-aventis Group (NYSE: SNY), announced today that the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted unanimously to recommend licensure of ADACEL (Tetanus Toxoi
Submits supplemental license application Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines business of the sanofi-aventis Group, is seeking U.S. government approval to broaden the age indication for its new meningococcal vaccine Menactra (Meningococcal [Groups A, C, Y and W-135] Polysaccharide Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugate Vaccine). The company has filed a supplemental application with the U.S. Food and Drug Adminis
Results from two major clinical trials presented at ACC (PARIS and PRINCETON, NJ, MARCH 9, 2005) Results of two major clinical trials showed that the antiplatelet agent clopidogrel, given on top of standard therapy, provided significant benefits to patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), a certain kind of heart attack. Results of the COMMIT/CCS-2 (ClOpidogrel
Pfizer Inc. and the sanofi-aventis Group announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing a new drug application for Exubera® (inhaled human insulin powder). Exubera®, a dry powder form of insulin that is inhaled into the lungs prior to eating, using a specially designed inhalation device, has been studied in more than 3,500 patients, some for o
Sanofi-aventis announced today that he has received marketing approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration for a new formulation of Eloxatin® (oxaliplatin for injection). This new formulation, Eloxatin® INJECTION, is a clear, preservative-free, colorless solution which does not require reconstitution. Eloxatin® INJECTION offers additional benefit and convenience to physicians an
TWO STUDIES DEMONSTRATE SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT OF ELOXATIN BASED CHEMOTHERAPY COMBINED WITH BEVACIZUMAB IN ADVANCED COLORECTAL CANCER Positive Results of TREE-2 and ECOG 3200 Trials Presented at the 2005 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in Hollywood, Florida Sanofi-aventis (NYSE: SNY) announced today preliminary results of two large prospective trials evaluating the safety and efficacy of E
EU-kommissionen har godkänt sanofi-aventis läkemedel Taxotere (docetaxel) för adjuvant behandling, det vill säga direkt efter operation, vid tidig körtelpositiv bröstcancer. Kommissionens beslut baseras på resultatet av en stor långtidsstudie som visar på både en ökad överlevnad och minskad risk för återfall vid behandling med Taxotere. - Detta är framsteg vad gäller bröstcancerbehandling. Resu
Sanofi-aventis announced today that the European Commission has approved 2 new indications for Taxotere® (docetaxel) Injection Concentrate for treatment of breast cancer. The first granted TAXOTERE , in combination with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide, for the adjuvant treatment of patients with operable node-positive breast cancer. A second granted TAXOTERE , in combination with Herceptin (tr
Sequential Taxotere following epirubicin-based regimen demonstrates survival advantage Aventis, part of the sanofi-aventis Group announced today that the results of a large phase III study demonstrated that sequential TAXOTERE (docetaxel) Injection Concentrate-based regimen significantly improved overall survival of women with operable, node-positive early stage breast cancer compared to a s
~ First Major Advance in the Postsurgical Treatment Of Early-Stage Colon Cancer in More Than a Decade ~ Sanofi-Synthelabo, a member of the sanofi-aventis Group announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ELOXATIN, in combination with conventional chemotherapy (infusional 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin, known as 5-FU/LV), for the adjuvant (postsurgical) treatment of
Aventis, part of the sanofi-aventis Group announced today that the European Commission has approved Taxotere®(docetaxel) Injection Concentrate for use in combination with prednisone as a treatment for men with androgen independent (hormone-refractory) metastatic prostate cancer. The Commission approval is based on the results of a large landmark phase III clinical trial, TAX 327, which demonst