Month: November 2021
Case series poster to be presented at the Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 18, 2021– Third paragraph, sixth sentence of release should read: CNSide detected CSF tumor cells in all eleven measurements taken, compared to six of eleven using cytology. (instead of CNSide detected CSF tumor cells…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: MADISON, Wis. and PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Exact Sciences Corp. (NASDAQ: EXAS) today announced an agreement with Jefferson Health (Jefferson) to conduct research on a new blood-based, multi-cancer earlier detection (MCED) test. This unique effort will engage primary care and specialty providers, care coordinators, and patients from diverse populations across the Jefferson enterprise in research that aims…
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100 percent overall survival with median follow-up of two years post-treatment with HSC gene therapy Preliminary findings show promising metabolic and early clinical outcomes Results warrant further evaluation in global registrational study expected to be initiated in 2022 following recent meeting to discuss trial design with U.S. and European regulators Excerpt from the Press Release:…
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Primary endpoint data expected in Q1 2022 SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Better Therapeutics, Inc. (“Better Therapeutics”; NASDAQ: BTTX), a prescription digital therapeutics company developing cognitive behavioral therapy to address the root causes of cardiometabolic diseases, today announced the completion of patient enrollment in its potentially pivotal study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of BT-001 for the…
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Aiming to make Covid vaccines easier to take, East Bay company pushes forward with microneedle patch
Excerpt from the Press Release: An East Bay company formulated a Covid-19 vaccine candidate to load onto a patch of 2,000 microneedles, one of several efforts globally to make it easier to take drugs and vaccines to combat the pandemic. Zosano Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: ZSAN) of Fremont did not disclose the name of the vaccine,…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTRA) (“Kintara” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of new solid tumor cancer therapies, today announced data from two scientific posters for its Phase 2 clinical studies of VAL-083, the Company’s lead compound for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). …
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Study will investigate how a broad range of exposures affect brain and child development BOSTON, Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Children’s Hospital has been awarded two five-year grants by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to co-lead the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) study, an ambitious, comprehensive national study of brain development from birth through early…
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Primary objectives: to assess the effect of vafidemstat to address negative and cognitive symptoms in schizophrenia Phase IIb adaptive trial planning to enroll 100 patients Second Phase IIb study of vafidemstat in CNS disorders Excerpt from the Press Release: MADRID, Spain and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oryzon Genomics, S.A. (ISIN Code:…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: Every day, hundreds of thousands of new COVID-19 cases and thousands of new deaths are still being reported worldwide, creating a need for drugs that can combat the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. Now, new research led by investigators at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital points to a well-known…
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Submission based on Phase 2/3 study of SPIKEVAX in children ages 6 to 11 Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Moderna Inc. (Nasdaq: MRNA), a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, today announced that it has submitted for authorization with Health Canada for the evaluation of a 50 µg two-dose series…
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