Article: Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Transitions Tarvacin Name to Official Generic Name Bavituximab.

TUSTIN, Calif., April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company with a portfolio of innovative, clinical-stage product candidates for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection and cancer, announced today it is transitioning from using the trade name Tarvacin for its first-in-class anti-phospholipid agent to bavituximab, the official generic name recently assigned by the United States Adopted Names Council. Bavituximab is in clinical trials for the treatment of hepatitis C viral infections and solid tumors.

The transition is being made partly because of regulatory concerns about potential confusion with marketed ...

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