**ARUBA NETWORKS INC, $17.83, down 19 pct. **RUCKUS WIRELESS INC, $14.88, down 22 pct. **MERU NETWORKS, $4.19, down 11 PCT.
**ARUBA NETWORKS INC, $17.83, down 19 pct. **RUCKUS WIRELESS INC, $14.88, down 22 pct. **MERU NETWORKS, $4.19, down 11 PCT.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday that revenue from its leukemia pill Iclusig, its first approved drug, totaled $6.4 million in the first quarter, surpassing Wall Street's expectations. The Food and Drug Administration approved Iclusig in December as a treatment for two types of the disease.
*Sanofi's rival MS pill Aubagio also recommended by EMA. LONDON, March 22- European regulators have recommended approval of two new multiple sclerosis pills from Biogen Idec and Sanofi, both of which are expected to become major sellers.
LONDON, Dec 18- The number of new medicines approved or pending approval is on the rise on both sides of the Atlantic, painting an encouraging picture for the global drugs industry as it emerges from a wave of patent expiries.
Dec 14- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday granted earlier-than-expected approval to Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc's drug for two rares types of leukemia, but is requiring that patients be warned of potential side effects, sending the company's shares down nearly 20 percent.
Dec 9- An experimental leukemia drug from Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc eliminated the cancer from the bone marrow of nearly half of patients with a chronic form of the disease who had stopped responding to other drugs, according to a 12- month follow-up of a pivotal drug trial.