Announcements

Sermonix Pharmaceuticals Announces Initiation of Phase 3 ELAINE-3 Study of Lasofoxifene Plus Abemaciclib in Pre- and Post-Menopausal Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic ER+/HER2- Breast Cancer with an ESR1 Mutation as Detected by Guardant Health’s Guardant360 CDx Liquid Biopsy

03/15/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio and PALO ALTO, Calif., March 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sermonix Pharmaceuticals Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapeutics to specifically treat metastatic breast and gynecological cancers harboring ESR1 mutations, and Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, today announced the initiation of…

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AusperBio Announces First-in-Human Dosing of AHB-137, an Antisense Oligonucleotide Drug Candidate for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B

03/14/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO, March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Ausper Biopharma Co., Ltd. and AusperBio Therapeutic, Inc. (Together AusperBio) today announced the completion of the first cohort dosing in a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating AHB–137 in adult healthy volunteers and chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients in New Zealand. AHB-137 is a…

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Praxis Precision Medicines Announces Topline Results from the Essential1 Study of Ulixacaltamide for the Treatment of Essential Tremor and Continued Advancement of Program to Phase 3

03/13/2023

Based upon observed efficacy and safety profile, Praxis intends to engage with the FDA in an end of Phase 2 meeting and initiate a ulixacaltamide Phase 3 study for the treatment of essential tremor in 2H23 Ulixacaltamide demonstrated improvement in modified Activities of Daily Living (mADL) primary efficacy endpoint relative to placebo that did not…

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IgGenix Demonstrated Potential for Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing to Address Shellfish Allergies at the 2023 AAAAI Annual Meeting

03/10/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IgGenix, Inc., a pre-clinical antibody discovery and development company taking a revolutionary approach to directly address allergic disease, recently presented insights into the potential for IgE antibody re-engineering in shellfish allergy. These data, generated using IgGenix’s novel patented SEQ SIFTER™ single-cell RNA-sequencing discovery platform, were presented…

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Triplebar and Umami Meats Initiate Technology Collaboration To Optimize Cell Lines for Sustainable Seafood

03/09/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: EMERYVILLE, Calif. & SINGAPORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Biotechnology company Triplebar and cultivated seafood platform company Umami Meats are partnering to co-develop optimized cell lines suitable for large-scale production of cultivated seafood – starting with one of the most popular and critically endangered fish species. Emeryville, Calif.-based Triplebar and Singapore-headquartered Umami Meats signed a…

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Intellia Therapeutics Announces FDA Clearance of Investigational New Drug (IND) Application for NTLA-2002, an In Vivo CRISPR-Based Investigational Therapy for the Treatment of Hereditary Angioedema (HAE)

03/08/2023

NTLA-2002 is a single dose, in vivo genome editing candidate designed to prevent potentially life-threatening swelling attacks in people with HAE Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTLA), a leading clinical-stage genome editing company focused on developing potentially curative therapies leveraging CRISPR-based technologies, today announced…

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Flamingo Therapeutics and Dynacure Announce Merger to Create Leading RNA Therapeutics Company Focused on Clinical Oncology

03/07/2023

-Combined company to be named Flamingo Therapeutics, focused on advancing Flamingo’s asset danvatirsen in a Phase II trial PEMDA-HN in Head & Neck cancer and IND-ready program targeting MALAT-1 (FTX-001), in oncology- -Merger leverages common synergies of Flamingo and Dynacure, including deep expertise in RNA-targeting and clinical drug development- Excerpt from the Press Release: LEUVEN,…

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AstraZeneca and Merck present final results of key secondary overall survival endpoint from Phase III PROpel trial at ASCO GU Cancers Symposium

03/03/2023

Results showed an absolute difference of an additional 7.4 months in median overall survival for LYNPARZA® (olaparib) plus abiraterone in this setting vs. abiraterone alone Excerpt from the Press Release: WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Results from the final prespecified overall survival (OS) analysis of the PROpel Phase III trial in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) showed LYNPARZA®…

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First AML Patient Transplanted with Vor Bio’s Trem-cel Demonstrated Durable Engraftment through Multiple Mylotarg™ Cycles at Initial Dose Level

03/02/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vor Bio (Nasdaq: VOR), a clinical-stage cell and genome engineering company, presented clinical data from VBP101, its Phase 1/2a multicenter, open-label, first-in-human study of trem-cel (previously VOR33) in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). In the first patient, trem-cel maintained hematopoiesis through three…

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Fore Biotherapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in Global Phase 2 Trial Evaluating FORE8394 in BRAF-Mutated Solid and Brain Tumors

03/01/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fore Biotherapeutics (Fore Bio), a precision oncology company dedicated to developing innovative treatments that provide a better outcome for cancer patients, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in the global Phase 2 FORTE clinical trial evaluating FORE8394 with cobicistat in patients with solid or central nervous…

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