Month: January 2022

Revolution Medicines Reports Progress Across Pipeline of Targeted Therapeutics for RAS-Addicted Cancers in Presentation at 40th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

01/21/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: RAS(ON) Inhibitor Pipeline Expands with Advancement of Two New Drug Candidates; Development-Stage Portfolio Covers RAS Drivers of Majority of RAS-Addicted Cancers First Patient Dosed in Global Phase 2 Clinical Trial Evaluating Combination of RMC-4630 and Lumakras™ (sotorasib) in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Preliminary Evidence of Clinical Activity of…

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Blade Therapeutics Announces Successful Completion of Phase 1 Clinical Study that Evaluated Co-Administration of Cudetaxestat with Either of Two Approved Therapies for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

01/21/2022

Clinical study found that cudetaxestat, a non-competitive inhibitor of autotaxin, was well tolerated and showed no reports of drug-related serious adverse events or discontinuations when co-administered with either pirfenidone or nintedanib Submission of study data to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) anticipated in first quarter of 2022 Blade expects to advance cudetaxestat into phase…

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Ocugen and Bharat Biotech Say Shot Neutralizes Delta and Omicron

01/21/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: On Wednesday, partners Ocugen and Bharat Biotech said data from the preliminary analysis of the Covaxin booster shot had been found to neutralize both Omicron and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2 successfully.  Ocugen Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing gene therapies to cure blindness diseases and a vaccine to save lives from COVID-19, and partner Bharat Biotech,…

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AstraZeneca Aims to Redefine Liver, Biliary Tract and Prostate Cancer Treatment With Practice-Changing IMFINZI® (durvalumab) and LYNPARZA® (olaparib) Data at ASCO GI and GU

01/20/2022

IMFINZI combinations show meaningful overall survival in liver and biliary tract cancers LYNPARZA combined with abiraterone will demonstrate clinical benefit regardless of biomarker status in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer Excerpt from the Press Release: WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AstraZeneca will present new data in liver, biliary tract and prostate cancers illustrating its ambition to revolutionize cancer care…

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Adagio Therapeutics Summarizes ADG20 Neutralizing Activity Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants and Outlines Initiatives to Address Omicron

01/20/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: Recent Publications by Several Independent Laboratories Show ADG20 Has Neutralizing Activity with Potency Comparable to Other Antibodies that Retain Activity Against Omicron Multiple Efforts Underway to Address Omicron and Potential Future SARS-CoV-2 Variants WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Adagio Therapeutics, Inc., (Nasdaq: ADGI), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company…

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Rubius Therapeutics Announces Dosing of First Patient in Phase 1/2 Trial of RTX-224, a Broad Immune Agonist, for the Treatment of Certain Solid Tumors

01/20/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rubius Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: RUBY), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that is biologically engineering red blood cells to create an entirely new class of cellular medicines called Red Cell Therapeutics™ for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune disease, today announced that the first…

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BrainsWay Announces Multiple Publications of New Real-World OCD Data for its Deep TMS™ System

01/19/2022

Positive Data Support the Durability and Cost-Effectiveness of Deep TMS as a Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Excerpt from the Press Release: BURLINGTON, MA and JERUSALEM, Israel, January 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – BrainsWay Ltd. (NASDAQ & TASE: BWAY) (“BrainsWay” or the “Company”), a global leader in advanced noninvasive neurostimulation treatments for mental health disorders, today announced…

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GSK and Vir Submit Emergency Use Authorization Application to FDA for Intramuscular Administration of Sotrovimab for the Early Treatment of COVID-19

01/19/2022

– If authorized, would provide the option for intramuscular administration of sotrovimab, in addition to currently authorized intravenous administration – – Submission follows COMET-TAIL Phase 3 data demonstrating that intramuscular administration of sotrovimab was non-inferior and offered similar efficacy to intravenous administration for high-risk populations – Excerpt from the Press Release: PHILADELPHIA and SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13, 2022 (GLOBE…

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Vir Biotechnology Launches New Antibody Research Initiative Aimed at a Functional Cure for HIV and Prevention of Malaria

01/19/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: – New commitment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports the development of Vir’s novel “vaccinal antibody” technology as another important step in the fight to address global infectious diseases – SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced an expansion of its partnership…

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Gritstone Announces First Patient Enrolled for Phase 2/3 Trial Evaluating Individualized Neoantigen Vaccine GRANITE for First Line (1L) Maintenance Treatment of Metastatic, Microsatellite-Stable Colorectal Cancer (MSS-CRC)

01/18/2022

— Phase 2/3 GRANITE-CRC-1L trial has registrational intent — — Updated data from Phase 1/2 trial in end-stage metastatic MSS-CRC further support the association of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) reduction with extended overall survival — — GRANITE has received Fast Track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of MSS-CRC –…

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