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HUTCHMED Announces that TAGRISSO plus ORPATHYS demonstrated high,clinically meaningful response rate in lung cancer patients with high levels of MET overexpression and/or amplification in SAVANNAH Phase II trial

New data demonstrate efficacy for the oral treatment combination to address MET-driven resistance in EGFR-mutated lung cancer MET is a common biomarker in this setting for patients who develop resistance...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: October 16, 2024

Mosaic Therapeutics appoints Dr Barry Davies as CSO

Former AstraZeneca Senior Director, Global Project Leader adds significant experience and expertise to leadership team Appointment will drive further development of Mosaic’s targeted oncology combination therapies pipeline and platform. 7...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: October 7, 2024

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Scotland first in the UK to recommend a new treatment option for lung cancer, which could help lower the risk of cancer returning

7 October 2024 -- Scotland, UK -- the Scottish Medicines Consortium has recommended MSD's KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) as monotherapy for the adjuvant treatment of adults with non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC)...

Category: Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: October 7, 2024

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AzurBio Pharma Launches to Fast-Track European Market Entry for Biopharma Companies with Breakthrough Treatments

1 October 2024 -- Paris, France -- AzurBio Pharma, specializing in bringing innovative pharmaceutical products to European markets and focusing on rare and serious diseases with unmet medical needs, is...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: October 1, 2024

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Duke Street Bio Granted Approval by European Medicines Agency to Launch Next-Generation PARP1-Selective Inhibitor Trial

24 September 2024 -- London, UK -- Duke Street Bio Ltd, a precision medicine biotech developing next generation small molecule cancer therapies, is pleased to announce that the European Medicines...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 24, 2024

DARZALEX® (daratumumab)-based quadruplet regimen receives positive CHMP opinion for transplant-eligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma

Recommendation supported by findings from quadruplet therapy PERSEUS study with daratumumab subcutaneous (SC) formulation in the frontline setting Findings showed 60 percent reduction in risk of disease progression or death...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 20, 2024

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U.S. grants Vidac Pharma patent offering broad protection of mode of action underlying its oncology drug candidates

19 September 2024 -- London, UK -- Vidac Pharma Holdings Plc, a clinical-stage oncology biopharmaceutical company pioneering a novel class of cancer treatments, today announces that the United States Patent and...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 19, 2024

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Darolutamide plus androgen deprivation therapy significantly reduced the risk of radiological progression or death by 46% compared to placebo plus ADT in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer

Results from the pivotal Phase III ARANOTE trial evaluating darolutamide plus androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) showed a statistically significant increase in radiological progression-free survival (rPFS) compared to placebo plus ADT...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 16, 2024

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Novartis Kisqali shows deepening benefit in new analysis, reducing the risk of recurrence by 28.5% in a broad population of patients with early breast cancer

Invasive disease-free survival benefit continued to increase after completion of the three-year treatment period across all patient subgroups, including those with node-negative disease Results remain consistent across secondary endpoints, including...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 16, 2024

EORTC Extends Medidata Partnership to Help Power New Phased of Oncology Research

Medidata technology deployed to increase access to and transform the patient experience for cancer trials 11 September 2024 -- London, UK -- Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes brand and leading provider...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 11, 2024

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PhoreMost extends Series B financing to $50M to advance high-value oncology and inflammation degrader programmes

Investment to enable progression of pipeline of novel degrader assets through pre-clinical development and support further development of GlueSEEKER platform Led by Parkwalk Advisors alongside existing investors BGF, Dr Jonathan...

Category: Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 10, 2024

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Epsilogen completes £12.5 million Series B financing expansion

Expansion brings total Series B funds raised to £43.25 million Proceeds to support the delivery of clinical Proof of Concept for MOv18 IgE 9 September 2024 -- London, UK --...

Category: Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 9, 2024

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European Commission Approves Astellas’ PADCEVTM (enfortumab vedotin) in Combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for First-Line Treatment of Advanced Urothelial Cancer

First regimen approved in advanced urothelial cancer to demonstrate superiority to platinum-containing chemotherapy, the standard of care for nearly 40 years European Marketing Authorization based on positive overall survival and...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: August 28, 2024

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European Commission approves RYBREVANT®▼ (amivantamab) in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with advanced EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer after failure of prior therapy

Patients with EGFR ex19del or EGFR L858R mutations, the most common EGFR mutations in NSCLC, have until now faced a poor prognosis and limited treatment options after disease progression on...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: August 27, 2024

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European Commission approves BALVERSA®▼ (erdafitinib) for adult patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma

First pan FGFR kinase inhibitor to be approved in the European Economic Area, for adults with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma and susceptible FGFR3 alterations Approval based on THOR results,...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: August 23, 2024

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