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
TAR-210 results show 90% recurrence-free survival and 90% complete response in patients with high-risk and intermediate-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer, respectively
Updated results reinforce the potential of TAR-210 to transform treatment of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer with fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) alterations 5 May 2024 -- Beerse, Belgium -- Janssen-Cilag International,...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery
Posted: May 5, 2024
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TAR-200 monotherapy shows greater than 80% complete response rate in patients with high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer
New data from phase 2b SunRISe-1 study show rapid achievement of complete response (CR) with 98% achieving a CR within 12 weeks TAR-200 provides durable CRs in patients with Bacillus...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery
Posted: May 3, 2024
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Phase 2 data for ERLEADA ▼(apalutamide) plus androgen deprivation therapy following radical prostatectomy in patients with high-risk localised prostate cancer shows 100% biochemical free recurrence rate more than two years post-surgery
Study highlights opportunity for treatment intensification in this population since approximately 50% of patients with high-risk localised prostate cancer (HRLPC) experience disease recurrence within two years of surgery 3 May 2024...
Category: Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: May 3, 2024
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Janssen to adopt Johnson & Johnson brand as the Company celebrates 100 years of operating in the UK
Johnson & Johnson marks new era in the UK with updated visual identity 1 May 2024 -- High Wycombe, UK -- Johnson & Johnson today announced it is updating its...
Category: Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: May 1, 2024
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Johnson & Johnson receives positive CHMP opinion for RYBREVANT▼ (amivantamab) in combination with chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer with activating EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations
This positive CHMP opinion establishes amivantamab as a new option, and the first fully-human EGFR-MET bispecific antibody, in the first-line treatment of EGFR exon 20 insertion-mutated NSCLC The recommendation is...
Category: Clinical Trials, Pharmaceutical
Posted: April 29, 2024
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CARVYKTI▼ (ciltacabtagene autoleucel; cilta-cel) is the first BCMA-targeted treatment approved by the EC for patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior line of therapy
Expanded indication for this one-time infusion may provide patients with a potential period away from their multiple myeloma treatment as early as first relapse Approval is based on results from...
Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials
Posted: April 22, 2024
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Over a thousand people with multiple myeloma may be eligible for treatment with Nexpovio▼ (selinexor) following NICE recommendation addressing ‘significant unmet need’ for this incurable blood cancer
NEXPOVIO has been recommended for use in the NHS, offering the opportunity to improve patient outcomes in this challenging and complex cancer NEXPOVIO has the potential to address significant treatment...
Category: Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical
Posted: April 22, 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
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
Janssen Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for CARVYKTI (ciltacabtagene autoleucel; cilta-cel) for Treatment in Earlier Lines of Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma
Results from the phase 3 CARTITUDE-4 study, which supported the CHMP recommendation, showed that cilta-cel has the potential to offer significant benefit to patients in earlier lines of treatment Most...
Category: Clinical Trials
Posted: February 23, 2024
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Janssen Submits Type II Extension of Indication Application to the European Medicines Agency Seeking Approval of RYBREVANT (amivantamab), in combination with Lazertinib, for the First-Line Treatment of Patients with EGFR Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
The submission is supported by data from the Phase 3 MARIPOSA study, showing statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival in patients with EGFR-mutated advanced NSCLC treated with...
Category: Drug Discovery
Posted: February 8, 2024
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