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Amgen, Finally Some Good News (AMGN, MRK)
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Shares of Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) are seeing a small gain in after-hours trading.
The troubled biotech giant announced that findings from its head-to-head, double-blind trial comparing the effects of denosumab in post-menopausal women with low bone mass transitioned from weekly alendronate (FOSAMAX(R)) versus continued alendronate therapy on bone mineral density (BMD). This study was a one-year non-pivotal Phase III study and it demonstrated superior results for the primary and all secondary endpoints.
The primary endpoint was in the total hip and it was listed as 80% greater in the group. This was a twice-yearly subcutaneous injection in a double-blind group of 504 women who suffered from low BMD.
FOSAMAX is an osteoporosis drug from Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK).
Jon C. Ogg
May 19, 2008
Jon Ogg produces and edits the "10 Stocks Under $10" newsletter and he does not own securities in the companies he covers.
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