News and Press Releases
Novel Findings Using the Parsortix System Demonstrating Role of CTC:B Cell Clusters in Driving Cancer Progression
Findings may enable the development of novel drugs to target B cell and CTC cluster interactions to suppress cancer metastasis This pivotal work is likely to stimulate further interest in...
Category: Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: February 6, 2025
BioMed X Institute and Merck Successfully Complete Extrachromosomal DNA in Cancer Research Project
The research of BioMed X team EDC - Extrachromosomal DNA in Cancer - has uncovered critical insights into the mechanisms driving extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) formation and maintenance, offering potential avenues for...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: February 6, 2025
CHMP recommends subcutaneous RYBREVANT®▼ (amivantamab) for the treatment of patients with advanced EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer
Data from the Phase 3 PALOMA-3 study showed non-inferiority to intravenous administration meeting both co-primary pharmacokinetic (PK) endpoints, as well as a five-fold reduction in infusion-related reactions and fewer venous...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: February 3, 2025
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Fondazione Telethon Submits EU Marketing Authorisation Application for Etuvetidigene Autotemcel Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
3 February 2025 -- Milan, Italy -- Fondazione Telethon, an Italian biomedical charity focused on rare genetic diseases, announced that it has submitted the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for the...
Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other
Posted: February 3, 2025
Orion and Invenra announce discovery service and commercial license agreement to develop innovative bispecific antibody cancer therapeutics
30 January 2025 -- Espoo, Finland -- Orion Corporation and Invenra Inc, an innovative biotechnology company with proprietary technologies for discovering novel therapeutics, today announced that they have entered into...
Category: Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 30, 2025
Owkin Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase I AI-optimized Clinical Trial of OKN4395, a First-in-Class EP2/EP4/DP1 Triple Inhibitor for Patients with Solid Tumors
OKN4395 is the first Owkin development program to leverage K1.0, Owkin’s AI-powered Operating System, from asset selection to clinical development optimization This asset is a highly selective triple inhibitor of...
Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 30, 2025
NEW RESULTS FOR dual analysis of CTC-DNA and ctDNA using Illumina assay and sequencing platform
Findings in lung cancer show that CTCs can provide additional biomarkers not found in ctDNA from single blood sample ANGLE invited to present data at EACR-Illumina webinar on 6 February...
Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 29, 2025
Pfizer’s BRAFTOVI Combination Regimen Demonstrates Improved Response in Patients with BRAF V600E-Mutant Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Clinically meaningful and statistically significant results from the Phase 3 BREAKWATER trial show objective response rate of 61% with Pfizer’s BRAFTOVI combination regimen compared to 40% with investigator’s choice of...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 25, 2025
Clinical Trial Powered by Parsortix System Provides First-in-Class Data for Novel Approach to Cancer Treatment
Parsortix system used to identify patients with highly metastatic CTC clusters for targeted treatment New treatment strategy provides ‘uncharted opportunity’ to target metastasis responsible for the vast majority of cancer...
Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 24, 2025
European Commission approves LAZCLUZE®▼ (lazertinib) in combination with RYBREVANT®▼ (amivantamab) for the first-line treatment of patients with EGFR-mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Latest topline data from the Phase 3 MARIPOSA study shows amivantamab plus lazertinib is the first regimen to demonstrate superior overall survival benefit compared to the current standard of care...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 21, 2025
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HUTCHMED Announces NMPA Full Approval for ORPATHYS® (savolitinib) in China for Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic MET Exon 14 NSCLC
Indication expands to include treatment-naïve patients The 2021 conditional approval in previously treated patients converted to full approval. 14 January 2025 -- Hong Kong, Shanghai, and New Jersey, US --...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 14, 2025
BioMed X Institute Launches New Collaboration with Daiichi Sankyo in Cancer Therapy
German research institute BioMed X started a new partnership with Daiichi Sankyo, a Japanese pharmaceutical company, to advance the development of bi- and multi-specific biologics for treating solid tumors 14 January...
Category: Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 14, 2025
Sarclisa obtains first approval in China for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma
Approval based on positive pivotal ICARIA-MM phase 3 study using the China-based IsaFiRsT real-world study as bridging data, which demonstrated Sarclisa and the standard treatment Pd, improved responses and long-term...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 13, 2025
New Sarclisa subcutaneous formulation met co-primary endpoints in the IRAKLIA phase 3 study in multiple myeloma
Sarclisa SC formulation added to Pd for the treatment of R/R MM met the co-primary endpoints in the IRAKLIA phase 3 study, demonstrating non-inferiority compared to Sarclisa IV IRAKLIA is...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 9, 2025
PureTech Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for LYT-200 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Single agent and combination data from Phase 1b AML/MDS trial presented at ASH 2024 showed potential of LYT-200 to serve broad range of patients across various lines of treatment LYT-200...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 9, 2025
