News and Press Releases
DARZALEX® (daratumumab)-SC based quadruplet regimen approved by the European Commission for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who are transplant-eligible
Phase 3 PERSEUS study of daratumumab subcutaneous (SC) formulation in combination with bortezomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone induction and consolidation, followed by daratumumab SC and lenalidomide maintenance showed a 58 percent...
Category: Drug Discovery
Posted: October 23, 2024
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Publication Demonstrates Potential for Multi-Marker CTC Profiling in Early Prostate Cancer
Parsortix enriched CTCs detected at high rates in localised disease Multi-marker profiling of CTCs could support development of targeted therapies and help stratify patients in clinical trials 17 October 2024...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: October 17, 2024
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
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
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
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
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
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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