News and Press Releases
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
Andaman7 Launches AI Supercharged Personal Health Record v5
New advanced AI simplification, summarisation and translation features empower patients and improve communication with healthcare providers and researchers 4 April 2024 -- Liège, Belgium -- Andaman7, the free app transforming...
Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Pharmaceutical
Posted: April 4, 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
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
New Data Demonstrate Sunbird Bio’s APEX Diagnostic Test Accurately Differentiates Key Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarker in Blood
Blood-based diagnostic effectively discriminated between patients who were positive versus negative for amyloid beta on PET scans Data will be shared in a poster presentation at AD/PD 2024 on 8-9...
Category: Biotechnology
Posted: March 5, 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
German Company FUSE-AI Launches Ground-breaking AI Algorithm for Radiology to the Market
29 January 2024 -- Hamburg, Germany -- FUSE-AI GmbH, an innovator in artificial intelligence (AI) for radiology, today announced its AI software 'Prostate.Carcinoma.ai' has received EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR)...
Category: Biotechnology
Posted: January 29, 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
Sonrai Analytics Receives ISO 13485 Certification for Medical Device Development
The certification is a step towards commercialising Sonrai’s AI diagnostic platform to aid pathologists in analysing cancerous cells from pathology images 19 October 2023 -- Belfast, Northern Ireland -- Sonrai...
Category: Other
Posted: October 19, 2023
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