Announcements

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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Denali Therapeutics Announces New Interim Data from DNL310 Phase 1/2 Study for MPS II and DNL126 Preclinical Data for MPS IIIA at WORLDSymposium™

02/28/2023

Over 49 weeks of DNL310 (ETV:IDS) treatment in the Phase 1/2 study, positive changes across measures of exploratory clinical outcomes including VABS-II (adaptive behavior) and BSID-III (cognitive capabilities) scores and global impression scales were observed Interim Phase 1/2 data also suggest that DNL310 improves hearing, as assessed by auditory brainstem response testing Additional biomarker data…

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Pioneering Delix Therapeutics Study Published in ‘Science’ Elucidates the Mechanism of Psychedelic-Induced Neuroplasticity

02/27/2023

New peer-reviewed paper reveals new findings that can lead to more effective medicines for a range of health conditions Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON, Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Delix Therapeutics (the “Company”), a neuroscience company developing novel disease-modifying, neuroplasticity-promoting therapeutics for psychiatric and neurological conditions, shared the findings of a new study published…

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Jasper Therapeutics Announces Positive Follow-up Clinical Data from Investigator-Sponsored Study of Briquilimab Conditioning in Fanconi Anemia Patients at the 2023 Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of the ASTCT and CIBMTR

02/24/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jasper Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: JSPR) (Jasper), a biotechnology company focused on developing novel antibody therapies targeting c-Kit (CD117) to address diseases such as chronic spontaneous urticaria and lower to intermediate risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) as well as novel stem cell transplant…

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Akamis Bio, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, and Cancer Research Institute Announce Expanded Partnership to Advance Novel Treatments for Pancreatic Cancer

02/23/2023

– Akamis Bio’s clinical-stage NG-350A tumor gene therapy to be included as a novel combination therapeutic agent in a new cohort of the REVOLUTION platform study – New cohort will assess the ability of NG-350A in combination with ipilimumab and standard of care chemotherapy to drive a CD40 agonist-mediated antitumor immune response in metastatic pancreatic…

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Trial Data Indicates Targeted, Short Course Radiation Therapy Preserves Urinary Continence and Sexual Function Better Than Surgery in Men With Prostate Cancer

02/22/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Accuray Incorporated (NASDAQ: ARAY) announced today that data from the randomized, multicenter trial PACE-A (PACE – Prostate Advances in Comparative Evidence) indicates that stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), in comparison to surgery, better preserves urinary continence and sexual function in men with localized…

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Biological Dynamics launches ExoVita™ Pancreas and enrolls patients in ExoLuminate clinical trial

02/21/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: AN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Biological Dynamics, Inc., a company commercializing its exosome-isolation ExoVerita™ platform for early disease surveillance and other applications, today announced completion of the analytical and clinical validation of its lab developed test (LDT), ExoVita™ Pancreas in the company’s CLIA certified and CAP accredited laboratory. Using blood-based exosome samples enriched…

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