Month: January 2022

Sorrento Announces Completion of Enrollment in US Phase 2 Clinical Trial for COVI-DROPS and Achievement of Interim Analysis Threshold in the UK

01/31/2022

COVID-19 patients with newly diagnosed SARS-CoV-2 infections were treated in these randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 trials in the US and UK. COVI-DROPS™ neutralizing antibody was administered as a single low dose intranasal instillation. Results indicate COVI-DROPS is highly active against the original SARS-CoV-2 virus, as well as the variants of concern including highly transmissible and virulent Delta variant…

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Momelotinib Review Article Published in Journal of Hematology & Oncology Highlights Importance of Anemia Benefit for Myelofibrosis Patients

01/31/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sierra Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRRA), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to delivering targeted therapies for rare cancers, today announced the publication of a review article in the Journal of Hematology & Oncology that outlines the potential ability of momelotinib—a novel JAK1, JAK2 and ACVR1 / ALK2 inhibitor—to address the…

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AVEO Oncology Presents Three Posters for Tivozanib/Immunotherapy Combinations at the 2022 ASCO GI Cancers Symposium

01/31/2022

First line cohort of the Phase 1b/2 DEDUCTIVE study demonstrates promising efficacy and tolerability of tivozanib plus durvalumab in first line HCC Two trials in progress posters presentations for the DEDUCTIVE HCC study and the recently initiated Phase 1b/2 IMMCO-1 study of tivozanib and atezolizumab in multiple immunologically cold tumors Excerpt from the Press Release:…

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Palleon Pharmaceuticals Announces IND Clearance for First-in-Class Cancer Immunotherapy Leveraging Glyco-Immunology

01/28/2022

– Phase 1/2 trial of E-602 expected to open in Q1 2022 in patients with solid tumors – Excerpt from the Press Release: WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Palleon Pharmaceuticals, a company pioneering the field of glyco-immunology to treat cancer and inflammatory diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the company’s investigational new…

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Vigeo Therapeutics Advances VT1021 Into Phase 2-3 Registrational Study for Glioblastoma

01/28/2022

VT1021 Selected by Global Coalition for Adaptive Research (GCAR) for Inclusion in Its GBM AGILE Phase 2-3 Adaptive Platform Trial for Patients with Glioblastoma Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Vigeo Therapeutics, a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company pioneering novel cancer therapies, today announced its lead candidate VT1021 will advance into a Phase 2-3 registrational…

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Jubilant Therapeutics Announces FDA Clearance of IND for JBI-802, a Novel Dual LSD1 and HDAC6 Inhibitor, for treatment of Solid Tumors

01/28/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: BEDMINSTER, N.J., Jan. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Jubilant Therapeutics Inc, a biopharmaceutical company advancing small molecule precision therapeutics to address unmet medical needs in oncology and autoimmune diseases, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the investigational new drug application (IND) for JBI-802, a novel, oral, potent and selective dual…

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Xilio Therapeutics Announces Initiation of Patient Dosing in Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial of XTX202 for the Treatment of Patients with Solid Tumors

01/28/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xilio Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLO), a biotechnology company developing tumor-selective immuno-oncology therapies for people living with cancer, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in the company’s Phase 1/2 clinical trial evaluating XTX202 for the treatment of solid tumors. XTX202 is a modified form…

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Turning Point Therapeutics Announces FDA Clearance of Investigational New Drug (IND) Application for Combination of Elzovantinib and Aumolertinib in EGFR Mutant Met-Amplified Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

01/27/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, Jan. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TPTX), a precision oncology company developing next-generation therapies that target genetic drivers of cancer, today announced that the company has received clearance from the FDA for the company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application for the combination of…

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Bluestar Genomics Presents Positive Results of its Pancreatic Cancer Test Performance Evaluation at 2022 ASCO GI Cancers Symposium

01/27/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bluestar Genomics, Inc., an early cancer detection company leading the development and commercialization of next-generation liquid biopsy approaches initially focused on non-invasive detection of high-mortality cancers, today announced positive performance evaluation study results for its pancreatic cancer test. These data confirm that its pancreatic cancer test detects the…

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Senhwa’s Silmitasertib Receives US FDA Orphan Drug Designation for the Treatment of Biliary Tract Cancer

01/27/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: TAIPEI and SAN DIEGO, Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Senhwa Biosciences, Inc. (TPEx: 6492), a drug development company focusing on first-in-class therapeutics for oncology, rare diseases, and novel coronaviruses, announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) for Silmitasertib, a highly selective inhibitor of…

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