FDA Rejects Amgen's BLA for Xgeva - Apr. 27, 2012

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Thursday, April 26, 2012  |   |   |   |  Laboratory & Pharmaceutical Equipment: Surplus to Ongoing Operations of Sanofi-Aventis! Please click here for more information. •  FDA Rejects Amgen (AMGN)'s BLA for Xgeva More... •  Dynavax Technologies Corporation (DVAX) Reports HEPLISAV™ BLA Submission More... •  GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Genmab A/S (GEN.CO) Release: New Drug Application for Arzerra Submitted in Japan More... More BLA/NDA/ANDA News More IND News More MAA News •  FDA Warns Not to Mix Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) Hep C Drug With HIV Meds More... More Discontinuations News More Recalls and Warning News •  FDA Approves Novartis AG (NVS)'s Afinitor for Kidney Tumors More... •  FDA Approves GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)'s Votrient® for Deadly Sarcomas More... 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