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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

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Johnson & Johnson submits application to the European Medicines Agency seeking approval of subcutaneous formulation of RYBREVANT▼ (amivantamab) for the treatment of patients with EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer

Submission is supported by data from the phase 3 PALOMA-3 study featured at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting New formulation showed non-inferiority to intravenous administration in...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: May 31, 2024

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RYBREVANT▼ (amivantamab) plus lazertinib shows longer progression-free survival versus osimertinib in the first-line treatment of patients with high-risk EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer

Investigational chemotherapy-free regimen of amivantamab plus lazertinib addresses a significant unmet need as most patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC have high-risk disease Landmark phase 3 MARIPOSA data featured in an oral...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: May 31, 2024

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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

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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

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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

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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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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

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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

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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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