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LAS VEGAS — Despite some recent setbacks, including ones in the RNAi field, oligonucleotide therapeutics are still likely to become the third major drug-development platform alongside small molecules and biologics in a matter of a few years, according to Art Krieg, the former CSO

Following a positive recommendation from the EMA committee, the European Commission is expected to issue a decision in September regarding marketing Tarceva as a first-line treatment for EGFR-mutation-positive NSCLC.

OSI officials this week said that the availability of a long-vacant biocampus, the presence of a nearby budding biocluster, the promise of tax breaks and other economic incentives — and discontent with leaders in its current home base in New York's Long Island region — persuaded it to bypass North Carolina and Pennsylvania in favor of the Westchester County site.