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Detailed gene-activity map could pave way for more precise treatments for many more people with spinal-cord injuries. Excerpt from the Press Release: Neuroscientists have identified the nerve cells responsible for helping paralysed people to walk again, opening up the possibility of targeted therapies that could benefit a wider range of people with spinal-cord injuries1. Severe…
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Summary: SickKids-led study sequences the entire genomes of more than 11,000 individuals, offering new insights into the genetics that underlie autism spectrum disorder. Excerpt from the Press Release: Researchers from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered new genes and genetic changes associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the largest autism whole genome…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: The goal of the BioCanRx Indigenous Student Summer InternshipProgram is to provide Indigenous undergraduate university or college students with meaningful hands-on research or policy experience in the area of cancer. This is accomplished through internships with research groups at post-secondary institutions across Canada or with partnering organization, Canadian Partnership Against…
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Phase 1 results showed that AV-101 was generally well tolerated with significantly reduced systemic exposure compared to oral imatinib in healthy adult participants Excerpt from the Press Release: WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aerovate Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTE), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing drugs that meaningfully improve the lives of…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: REHOVOT, Israel and WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ayala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AYLA), a clinical-stage oncology company focused on developing and commercializing small molecule therapeutics for patients suffering from rare tumors and aggressive cancers, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in Part B of RINGSIDE, the…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Escient Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage company advancing novel small molecule therapeutics for the potential treatment of a broad range of neurosensory-inflammatory disorders, today announced the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical study of EP547 in subjects with cholestatic pruritus. EP547 is a highly selective antagonist of MRGPRX4, a cell…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: LOS ALTOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RenovoRx, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNXT), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the localized treatment of difficult-to-treat solid tumors through its proprietary RenovoRx Trans-Arterial Micro-Perfusion (RenovoTAMP) therapy platform, today announced RenovoTAMP was highlighted in two presentations delivered at the Advanced Interventional Management Symposium (AIMsymposium). RenovoTAMP is a unique therapy platform…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: BEIJING & WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–EdiGene, Inc., a global, clinical-stage company focused on translating gene-editing technologies into transformative genetic medicines for patients with significant unmet medical needs, announced it had completed the last patient dosing in Phase I clinical trial of ET-01, its investigational gene-editing hematopoietic stem cell therapy for transfusion…
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CAN-3110 designed to limit replication and promote anti-tumor response to tumor cells while protecting healthy tissue No dose-limiting toxicities observed in 41 patients with recurrent high-grade glioma (rHGG) Median overall survival was 11.6 months after a single injection of CAN-3110 in patients with rHGG; one patient achieved a complete response lasting more than one year…
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Overall response rate (ORR) of 46% and disease control rate (DCR) of 69% in heavily pre-treated patients who have received a median of 3 prior lines of therapy Patient responses include sarcoma subtypes that historically do not respond to immunotherapy, including responses in 3 of 4 patients with visceral angiosarcoma 67% of patient responses have…
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