News and Press Releases
CHMP adopts positive opinion for BALVERSA (erdafitinib) for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma with susceptible FGFR3 genetic alterations
Pending approval, erdafitinib would become the first therapy targeting FGFR3 alterations in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma, one of Europe’s most common cancers The CHMP’s recommendation is based on results...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 28, 2024
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Prevention and early detection of gastrointestinal cancers take on new importance amidst a younger population
Emerging research on early-onset gastrointestinal cancers highlights need for better prevention, diagnosis and treatment Less invasive, smart technologies could improve participation in and efficacy of GI cancer screening Studies presented...
Category: Other
Posted: June 27, 2024
New Phesi proof of concept demonstrates potential of AI-powered digital twins to replace external control arms in clinical trials
Study published in Bone Marrow Transplantation uses real-world clinical data to create virtual digital twin cohorts instead of placebo and standard-of-care comparator arms 20 June 2024 -- Massachusetts, US --...
Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 20, 2024
Medigene AG Announces Lead Selection for MDG2021,Expanding TCR-T KRAS Library Targeting Solid Tumours
20 June 2024, Planegg/Martinsried, Germany- Medigene AG (Medigene, the “company”, FSE: MDG1, Prime Standard), an immuno-oncology platform company focusing on the discovery and development of T cell immunotherapies for solid...
Category: Drug Delivery
Posted: June 20, 2024
Bio-Rad Launches ddSEQ Single-Cell 3′ RNA-Seq Kit for Single-Cell Gene Expression
ddSEQ single-cell 3' RNA-Seq kit and Omnition v1.1 analysis software enable high-quality and affordable single-cell transcription and gene expression to support molecular biology, oncology and drug discovery research 19 June...
Category: Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 19, 2024
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Tony Kouzarides, Founder of STORM Therapeutics, Awarded British Knighthood for Services to Healthcare Innovation and Delivery
Ground-breaking discoveries on the characteristics of RNA epigenetics unveiled novel targets to treat diseases 17 June 2024, Cambridge, UK - STORM Therapeutics Ltd. (STORM), the clinical stage company pioneering cellular...
Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery
Posted: June 17, 2024
Findings from landmark RESONATE-2 study confirm sustained survival benefit of IMBRUVICA (ibrutinib) for first-line chronic lymphocytic leukaemia treatment with up to 10 years follow-up
RESONATE-2 data presented at the 2024 European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress provide longest-term outcomes and safety data ever reported for a monotherapy BTK inhibitor, with a median PFS of 8.9...
Category: Drug Discovery
Posted: June 17, 2024
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TALVEY (talquetamab) demonstrated highly durable, longer-term responses in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma
24-month overall survival rate of 67% achieved with talquetamab 0.8mg/kg biweekly dosing in the phase 1/2 MonumenTAL-1 study 14 June 2024 – Beerse, Belgium – Janssen-Cilag International NV, a Johnson...
Category: Biotechnology, Drug Discovery
Posted: June 17, 2024
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China’s Innovent holds potential to change pancreatic cancer treatment landscape with bispecific antibody IBI389, says GlobalData
14 June 2024 - China-based Innovent Biologics recently presented phase 1 study results of its first-in-class anti-CLDN18.2/CD3 bispecific antibody (IBI389) for the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer at the 2024...
Category: Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 14, 2024
New Kite Clinical Research and Real-World Evidence for Yescarta (Axicabtagene ciloleucel) Demonstrate Benefit From Earlier Lines of Treatment
Analysis shows manufacturing of axicabtagene ciloleucel in second-line treatment of relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma can help reduce time from leukaepheresis to infusion vs third-line plus treatment Data builds on previous...
Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery
Posted: June 14, 2024
CRISM Therapeutics Corp to continue pioneering R&D at PHTA following listing on the London Stock Exchange
11 June 2024 -- Birmingham, UK -- CRISM Therapeutics Corporation a UK-based pharmaceutical company focused on improving the clinical performance of cancer treatments for solid tumours, has raised £2.0m to...
Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Delivery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 11, 2024
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Oxford Drug Design and CRUK Scotland Institute awarded MRC grant funding to advance novel cancer therapeutics discovery
Collaboration to use genetically engineered mouse models to validate a new approach to cancer therapy 4 June 2024 - United Kingdom - The CRUK (Cancer Research UK) Scotland Institute and Oxford...
Category: Drug Discovery
Posted: June 10, 2024
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MediMab Biotherapeutics opens bespoke laboratory facilities, created by Kadans Science Partner, at Abingdon Science Park, UK
New CL2 wet lab purpose-built facilities delivered by Kadans Science Partner will support MediMab Biotherapeutics to identify first-in-class immuno-oncology drugs that can actively target a range of advanced and solid...
Category: Biotechnology, Manufacturing and Packing, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 6, 2024
SYS6002 (CRB-701) A Next-Generation Nectin-4 Targeting Antibody Drug Conjugate Continues to Demonstrate Encouraging Safety and Efficacy Observed in Patients with Nectin-4 Positive Tumours in a Clinical Update Presented at ASCO 2024
An additional 19 patients have been enrolled since January 2024 bringing the total to 37 of whom 25 were evaluable for efficacy SYS6002 (CRB-701) demonstrated 44% ORR and 78% DCR in...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 5, 2024
FDA and CluePoints Sign New 3 Year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement to Assess Data Quality using Statistical Modelling and Machine Learning
FDA extends its use of CluePoints to include AI/ML within an automated system to assess data quality in multicenter clinical trials 5 June 2024 -- Pennsylvania, US -- CluePoints, providers...
Category: Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 5, 2024
