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Closed Loop Medicine and Pharmanovia commence OptiZest study for their first precision medicine combination therapeutic

Proof-of-concept study to investigate personalised dose management of first-line anti-hypertensive in improving blood pressure control remotely Key milestone in co-development partnership to combine leading medicine brands with dose optimisation technology...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials
Posted: May 16, 2024

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Pharma and Regulatory Giants Tackle AI Trust and Legislative Challenges at Largest Ever Pistoia Alliance Annual Conference

Survey of life sciences experts found 70% recognise potential for AI, but many are struggling to get started or implement it at scale due to challenges including data integrity and...

Category: Clinical Trials, Logistics
Posted: May 8, 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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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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MSD’s WELIREG▼(belzutifan) made available for the treatment of eligible adults with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease in Scotland

Scotland is the first European country to accept belzutifan as a treatment for adult patients with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease who require therapy for VHL-associated renal cell carcinoma (RCC), central...

Category: Pharmaceutical
Posted: October 9, 2023

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