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Coherus Presents Positive Phase 2 Clinical Data on Casdozokitug, a First-in-Class IL-27-Targeted Antibody, at the 2024 ASCO GI Cancers Symposium

01/29/2024

– Data demonstrate early activity with casdozokitug/atezolizumab/bevacizumab; 38% objective response rate including three complete responses – – Data support casdozo as a promising novel immuno-oncology agent with clinical activity in liver cancer that may be associated with IL-27 pathway biomarkers – – Data support continued evaluation of casdozo with VEGF and PD-(L)1 blockade in HCC,…

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Strand Therapeutics Receives IND Clearance for Programmable mRNA Therapy STX-001 to Treat Solid Tumors

01/26/2024

Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Strand Therapeutics, the programmable mRNA company developing breakthrough therapies for cancer and other diseases, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Investigational New Drug (IND) application to initiate a Phase 1, first-in-human trial of STX-001, a multi-mechanistic synthetic self-replicating mRNA technology that expresses an…

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Prilenia Announces Clinical Data in Support of its Plans to Initiate Global Phase 3 Study in ALS

01/25/2024

Excerpt from the Press Release: NAARDEN, Netherlands & WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Prilenia Therapeutics B.V., a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the urgent mission to develop novel therapeutics to slow the progression of neurodegenerative diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders, will present clinical data supporting a future Phase 3 study in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) during the 14th…

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Botensilimab/Balstilimab Breakthrough Data Presented at ASCO-GI Shows Unprecedented Tumor Shrinkage and Robust Biomarker Response in Prevalent Colorectal Cancer Population

01/24/2024

Excerpt from the Press Release: LEXINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Agenus Inc. (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in developing immunological cancer treatments, today announced results from the NEST-1 study, an investigator-sponsored trial (IST) evaluating the combination of botensilimab and balstilimab (BOT/BAL) in the neoadjuvant setting for colorectal cancer (CRC), both those with Microsatellite Stable (MSS) CRC and Microsatellite…

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Allurion Announces Publication of Randomized, Double-Blind Study Demonstrating Significant Improvement in Obesity-Related Co-Morbidities

01/23/2024

Allurion Program led to resolution of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea in just 4 months in over half of the patients treated Results improved with addition of oral GLP-1 agonist semaglutide Excerpt from the Press Release: NATICK, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Allurion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ALUR), a company dedicated to ending obesity, today announced the…

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Xcell Biosciences Announces Collaboration with ElevateBio to Advance Technology Development for Cell and Gene Therapies

01/22/2024

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Xcell Biosciences, Inc. (Xcellbio), a platform technology company focused on cell and gene therapy applications, today announced a collaboration with ElevateBio, LLC (ElevateBio), through which the companies aim to explore novel approaches to improving therapeutic potency of cell and gene therapies. As part of this collaboration, ElevateBio becomes…

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Lykos Therapeutics (Formerly MAPS PBC) Announces Publication Examining the Effects of MDMA-Assisted Therapy on Emotional Coping Skills and Self-Experience in PTSD

01/19/2024

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Lykos Therapeutics (formerly MAPS Public Benefit Corporation) (“Lykos”), a company dedicated to transforming mental healthcare, announced that PLOS ONE has published the first comparison of the effects of investigational MDMA-assisted therapy and therapy with placebo on emotional coping skills and self-experience in adults…

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Elicio Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in Randomized Phase 2 Pancreatic Cancer Study

01/18/2024

The 7-peptide formulation of ELI-002 is designed to stimulate an immune response against seven KRAS mutations that drive 25% of all solid tumors, potentially defeating resistance mechanismsElicio will present a Trial in Progressposter on the design of the AMPLIFY-7P trial at the ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium taking place January 18-20, 2024 Excerpt from the Press…

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Longboard Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Topline Data from the PACIFIC Study, a Phase 1b/2a Clinical Trial, for Bexicaserin (LP352) in Participants with Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies (DEEs)

01/12/2024

Excerpt from the Press Release: LA JOLLA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Longboard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LBPH), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, transformative medicines for neurological diseases, today announced positive topline data from the PACIFIC Study evaluating bexicaserin (LP352), a potentially best-in-class and highly selective, oral, novel 5-HT2C receptor superagonist for seizures associated with a broad…

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Dyne Therapeutics Announces Positive Initial Clinical Data from ACHIEVE Trial in DM1 Patients and DELIVER Trial in DMD Patients Demonstrating Promise of the FORCE™ Platform in Developing Therapeutics for Rare Muscle Diseases

01/11/2024

– In Phase 1/2 ACHIEVE Trial, DYNE-101 Demonstrated Dose-Dependent Splicing Correction, Muscle Delivery and DMPK Knockdown – – All Evaluable Patients in the 3.4 mg/kg Cohort Treated with DYNE-101 Q4W Demonstrated Consistent Splicing Correction with a 19% Mean Improvement Across 22-Gene Panel at 3 Months – – Improvement in Myotonia (vHOT) as well as Fatigue…

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