News and Press Releases
Merus Presents Interim Data on MCLA-145 Monotherapy and in Combination with Pembrolizumab at the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting
2 June 2024 -- Utrecht, The Netherlands and Massachusetts, US -- Merus NV, a clinical-stage oncology company developing innovative, full-length multispecific antibodies (Biclonics and Triclonics), today announced updated interim clinical...
Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery
Posted: June 2, 2024
Eisai Showcases Oncology Portfolio and Pipeline at ASCO 2024
23 May 2024 -- Tokyo, Japan -- Eisai Co announced today the presentation of research across multiple types of cancer from its oncology portfolio and pipeline during the 2024 American...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery
Posted: May 23, 2024
Global oncology trial investigator sites increase by half in five years, finds new Phesi analysis
China flagged as significant contributor to growth, but poor investigator selection is causing trial failures 23 May 2024 -- Massachusetts, US -- Phesi, a leading clinical development analytics company, has...
Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials
Posted: May 22, 2024
Gilead and Kite Oncology to Highlight Broad and Diverse Oncology Portfolio at ASCO 2024
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Development Program Data to be Presented, Including the phase 3 EVOKE-01 Study Updated Results from phase 2 EDGE-Gastric Study of Fc-Silent Anti-TIGIT Domvanalimab Plus Anti-PD-1...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery
Posted: May 7, 2024
Kite to Present Comparison of Outcomes of Tecartus (brexucabtagene autoleucel) from the Pivotal ZUMA-2 Trial Versus the EBMT Registry of alloSCT Patients in Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) at 50th EBMT 2024
Additional analysis demonstrates cost-effectiveness of axicabtagene ciloleucel versus standard of care as second-line therapy In patients With large B-cell lymphoma In Italy 9 April 2024 -- Stockley Park, UK --...
Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials
Posted: April 12, 2024
NuCana Presents Data at the AACR 2024 Annual Meeting Highlighting the Ability of NUC-7738 to Profoundly Alter Tumour Biology in a Paired Biopsy Clinical Study
NUC-7738 reprogrammes cancer cell lipid metabolism to make tumours less aggressive and promote cancer cell death NUC-7738 alters ribosome biogenesis and the regulation of genes critical for cancer growth and...
Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Pharmaceutical
Posted: April 10, 2024
Nonacus launches test for comprehensive genomic profiling, integrated with bioinformatics and analysis software
2 April 2024 -- Birmingham, UK -- Genetic testing company, Nonacus, has launched GALEAS Tumor, a next generation sequencing (NGS) test that provides comprehensive genomic profiling of tumours, allowing clinicians...
Category: Biotechnology
Posted: April 2, 2024
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Eisbach and Cancer Focus Fund Announce $4.5m Investment to Support First-in-Human Phase 1/2 Trial of EIS-12656 for Refractory Advanced Solid Tumours
Eisbach is enabling the potential of synthetic lethality by developing novel compounds to exploit molecular vulnerabilities uniquely present in many hard-to-treat cancers 21 March 2024 -- Martinsried, Germany and Texas, US...
Category: Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 21, 2024
Experimental gene therapy for giant axonal neuropathy shows promise in NIH clinical trial
Treatment for rare childhood disease was well tolerated and slowed loss of motor function 20 March 2024 -- Maryland, US -- An investigational gene therapy for a rare neurodegenerative disease...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery
Posted: March 20, 2024
ICR scientists seek new drugs to treat childhood cancer as part of global Cancer Grand Challenges team
6 March 2024 -- London, UK -- A global, interdisciplinary team of researchers has been selected to receive a Cancer Grand Challenges award of up to $25m over five years to tackle...
Category: Clinical Trials, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 6, 2024
Informed Genomics Limited comments on launch of national BRCA gene testing programme to identify cancer risk early
7 February 2024 -- Birmingham, UK -- NHS England have launched a genetic testing programme targeting tens of thousands of people with Jewish ancestry who are more likely to carry...
Category: Biotechnology
Posted: February 7, 2024
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First MYC inhibitor to demonstrate safety and anti-tumour activity in a phase 1 first-in-human clinical trial
Developed in-house by VHIO-born spin-off company Peptomyc, OMO-103 is a mini-protein targeting the MYC oncogene which is found deregulated in most, if not all tumor types. Until recently, MYC has...
Category: Drug Discovery
Posted: February 7, 2024
Landmark Phase 3 MARIPOSA Study Shows RYBREVANT▼(amivantamab) Plus Lazertinib Resulted in 30% Reduction in Risk of Disease Progression or Death Compared to Osimertinib in Patients with EGFR-Mutated NSCLC
Early data show an overall survival trend favoring the combination of amivantamab and lazertinib compared to osimertinib; consistent results seen in patients with and without brain metastases Late-breaking results from...
Category: Clinical Trials
Posted: October 24, 2023
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Results from Phase 2 THOR-2 Study Showed Improved Rates of Recurrence-Free Survival in Patients with High-Risk Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer with Select Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor Alterations Treated with Erdafitinib Versus Chemotherapy
Data from Cohort 1 of the phase 2 THOR-2 study showed oral erdafitinib reduced the risk of disease recurrence or death compared with intravesical standard-of-care chemotherapy 21 October 2023 --...
Category: Clinical Trials
Posted: October 23, 2023
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European Commission Approves ADCETRIS (brentuximab vedotin) for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Previously Untreated CD30+ Stage III Hodgkin Lymphoma in Combination with AVD
· Approval Based on Updated Positive Overall Survival Results from the phase 3 ECHELON-1 Study for Stage III & IV Hodgkin Lymphoma · First Significant Improvement in Overall Survival in Two Decades...
Category: Pharmaceutical
Posted: October 23, 2023
