Article: Dual-Action Osteoporosis Drug Candidate Targeting Critical Disease Gene Announced by ARIAD.

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2000

In Vivo Studies Demonstrate Both Stimulation of Bone Formation and

Inhibition of Bone Breakdown

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARIA) today announced at the Salomon Smith Barney Health Care Conference the initial results of in vivo studies on its small-molecule osteoporosis drug, demonstrating not only inhibition of bone breakdown but also stimulation of new bone formation.

Development of a dual-action osteoporosis drug that affects both stages of the normal process of bone remodeling has been a long-standing goal of osteoporosis research, ...

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