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Carisma Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of CT-0525, a Novel HER2-Targeting CAR-Monocyte

05/29/2024

CT-0525 is the first CAR-Monocyte to be evaluated in humans in the solid tumor setting Initial data expected by year-end 2024 Excerpt from the Press Release: PHILADELPHIA, May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Carisma Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: CARM) (“Carisma” or the “Company”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative immunotherapies, today announced that the…

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Ionis announces positive topline results from Phase 1/2a trial of ION582 for Angelman syndrome

05/28/2024

May 16, 2024 at 7:00 AM EDT Excerpt from the Press Release: CARLSBAD, Calif., May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IONS) today announced positive topline data from the HALOS Phase 1/2a open-label study of ION582 in Angelman syndrome. ION582 was safe and well tolerated in the study and showed encouraging and consistent benefits…

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Nutcracker Therapeutics’ Research Partner, the University of California, San Francisco, Presents Foundational Prostate Cancer Data at AAI 2024

05/27/2024

Excerpt from the Press Release: EMERYVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nutcracker Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company dedicated to developing transformative RNA therapies through its proprietary technology platform, today detailed data presented by its partners at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) on foundational prostate cancer antigen research utilized to inform the development of its mRNA drug candidate,…

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Genentech Reports Positive Phase Ib Results for Its Dual GLP-1/GIP Receptor Agonist CT-388 in People With Obesity

05/24/2024

– Over 24 weeks, a once-weekly subcutaneous injection of CT-388 achieved a clinically meaningful and statistically significant mean placebo-adjusted weight loss of 18.8% (p < 0.001) – – At week 24, 100% of CT-388 treated participants achieved >5% weight loss, 70% achieved >15% and 45% achieved >20% weight loss – – In a subgroup with…

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Parallel Bio Launches Clinical Trial in a Dish to Speed Drug Discovery

05/23/2024

Five pharmaceutical partners start testing immunotherapies on human models created from immune organoids at population scale Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Parallel Bio, a biotech company using the immune system to cure disease, today announced the release of its Clinical Trial in a Dish for studying the efficacy and safety of new immunotherapies…

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NeuShen Therapeutics Initiates First-in-Human Trial of NS-136, a Novel Selective M4 Receptor Positive Allosteric Modulator for the Treatment of Schizophrenia

05/20/2024

Excerpt from the Press Release: SHANGHAI and LEXINGTON, Mass. , May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — NeuShen Therapeutics (the “Company”), a clinical-stage global biotechnology company dedicated to pioneering treatments for neurological and psychiatric disorders, today announced the dosing of the first healthy volunteer in Australia in the Phase I first-in-human clinical trial of NS-136, a novel selective…

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Fate Therapeutics Announces First Lupus Patient Treated in Phase 1 Autoimmunity Study of Off-the-shelf FT819 CAR T-cell Program

05/17/2024

Pre-treatment Sample of Patient’s Blood Showed Rapid and Potent Depletion of CD19+ B Cells in Ex Vivo Cytotoxicity Assay with FT819 Translational Data from FT819 Phase 1 B Cell Malignancies Study Support Key Therapeutic Mechanisms of Activity for B Cell-mediated Autoimmune Diseases Initial Clinical Observations of FT522 CAR NK Cell Program in Phase 1 B…

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Cytokinetics Announces Topline Data From Phase 1 Clinical Study of CK-4021586

05/16/2024

Data Support Advancement to Phase 2 Clinical Trial in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Expected to Begin in Q4 2024 Full Data from the Phase 1 Study to be Presented at a Medical Congress in 2H 2024 Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cytokinetics,…

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Fusion Pharmaceuticals Announces First Patient Dosed in the Phase 2 Portion of the AlphaBreak Trial Evaluating FPI-2265 in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

05/15/2024

AlphaBreak is a Phase 2/3 registrational program for FPI-2265 in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer Excerpt from the Press Release: HAMILTON, ON and BOSTON, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: FUSN), a clinical-stage oncology company focused on developing next-generation radioconjugates (RCs) as precision medicines, today announced that the first patient has been…

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Affinia Therapeutics Presents Preclinical Data for Genetic Cardiomyopathy and Sporadic ALS Programs with Novel Cardiotropic and BBB-Penetrant AAV Capsids at the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy 2024 Annual Meeting

05/14/2024

Novel cardiotropic capsids transduce more than 90% of cardiomyocytes in non-human primates (NHPs) and detarget the liver and dorsal root ganglia (DRG); show safety and efficacy in a mouse model of cardiac dysfunction Novel BBB-penetrant capsid transduces more than 50% of neurons in NHPs across spinal cord, cortex, and deep-brain regions and detarget the liver…

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