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Imago BioSciences Announces First Participant Dosed in Investigator-Sponsored Phase 2 Study of Bomedemstat in Combination with Ruxolitinib in Myelofibrosis

01/06/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Imago BioSciences, Inc. (“Imago” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: IMGO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing new medicines for the treatment of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) and other bone marrow diseases, today announced that the first participant has been dosed in an investigator-sponsored Phase…

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Vir Biotechnology Achieves Target Enrollment for Groundbreaking Phase 2 PENINSULA Trial Evaluating VIR-2482 for Prevention of Seasonal Influenza A

01/06/2023

– Approximately 3,000 participants enrolled with initial trial data expected in mid-2023 – Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced it has achieved the target enrollment of approximately 3,000 participants in the groundbreaking Phase 2 PENINSULA (PrevEntioN of IllNesS DUe to InfLuenza…

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Guardant Health and Susan G. Komen® Partner to Develop Clinical Studies to Identify Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients Who May Benefit From Additional Monitoring or Therapy

01/05/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: PALO ALTO, Calif. & DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, and Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, announced today that they have entered into a partnership to bring the patient perspective to the development of clinical studies that help identify early-stage breast…

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Anti-TIGIT Domvanalimab-Containing Study Arms Improve Progression-Free Survival Compared to Anti-PD1 Alone in Phase 2 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Study

01/05/2023

– 35-45% Reduction in Risk of Progression or Death and a Doubling of mPFS Were Observed in the Domvanalimab-Containing Study Arms, Compared to Zimberelimab Monotherapy in First-Line, PD-L1-High NSCLC – – With Median Follow-Up of Approximately 12 Months, Both Domvanalimab-Containing Study Arms Also Improved ORR and Six-Month Landmark PFS Compared to Zimberelimab Monotherapy – –…

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Exelixis Announces Initiation of the STELLAR-304 Phase 3 Pivotal Trial Evaluating Zanzalintinib in Patients with Advanced Non-Clear Cell Kidney Cancer

01/05/2023

– STELLAR-304 is the second phase 3 pivotal trial evaluating zanzalintinib, a next-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor in development for multiple advanced tumor types – Excerpt from the Press Release: ALAMEDA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXEL) today announced the initiation of STELLAR-304, a phase 3 pivotal trial evaluating zanzalintinib in combination with nivolumab versus sunitinib in…

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CuraSen Therapeutics Announces Successful Completion of Phase 2 Safety, Tolerability and Proof of Concept Study in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) with CST-103/CST-107 Treatment

01/04/2023

Unique Combination of Beta2 Adrenoceptor Agonist (CST-103) and Beta Blocker (CST-107) Eliminated Known Agonist Adverse Events, Establishing Foundation for Longer-Term Clinical Studies Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN CARLOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CuraSen Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage company developing small molecule therapies to treat neurodegenerative disease, announced today positive top-line safety, tolerability and proof of concept data,…

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Applied Molecular Transport Announces Top-line Phase 2 Results from LOMBARD Monotherapy Trial of Oral AMT-101 in Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Ulcerative Colitis

01/04/2023

– Similar clinical remission rates observed in patients receiving AMT-101 monotherapy compared to placebo at week 12 – AMT-101 was well-tolerated – Planned Phase 1b trial for the company’s second clinical asset, AMT-126, in UC patients – Exploring strategic partnership options to advance AMT-101 into Phase 3 in patients with chronic pouchitis – Strong cash…

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01/04/2023

Results of the main study in patients with compensated cirrhosis due to NASH (F4) expected in fourth quarter of 2023 Results of the cohort D expansion to evaluate EFX in combination with GLP-1 therapy in patients with pre-cirrhotic NASH expected in second quarter of 2023 Following designation of EFX as a Breakthrough Therapy, a meeting…

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Armored CAR T Cells Break Through Immune Suppression in Solid Tumors

12/23/2022

Researchers determined the safety and antitumor ability of genetically engineered CAR T cells that circumvent immune suppression in a prostate cancer phase I clinical trial. Excerpt from the Press Release: When developing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, researchers take T cells from a patient’s blood and engineer them to target specific antigens presented…

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Cerevel Therapeutics Announces Publication in The Lancet of Emraclidine Data from Phase 1b Clinical Trial in People Living with Schizophrenia

12/23/2022

Emraclidine is being developed as a potential once-daily treatment for schizophrenia without the need for titration Data show clinically meaningful and statistically significant improvement with emraclidine in PANSS total score at six weeks and was overall well-tolerated compared with placebo Results demonstrate selective targeting of the M4 muscarinic receptor subtype as a potential novel treatment…

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