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ImmunoGen Presents Comprehensive Updates for Mirvetuximab Soravtansine Combination Data in Ovarian Cancer at IGCS

10/07/2022

Mirvetuximab Plus Bevacizumab Demonstrated Meaningful Efficacy in Recurrent FRα-Positive Ovarian Cancer Across a Broad Range of FRα Expression Regardless of Prior Treatment; Data to be Highlighted in Oral Presentation Additional Clinical Benefit Outcomes from Pivotal SORAYA Study Also Reported Excerpt from the Press Release: WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ImmunoGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN), a leader in the expanding…

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NeuroSense Announces Positive PrimeC Pharmacokinetic Study Results & Anticipates Phase IIb ALS Enrollment to Expand into the US

10/07/2022

Pharmacokineticic (PK) profile of PrimeC supports the formulation’s extended release properties, as the active components are released simultaneously Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — NeuroSense Therapeutics Ltd. (Nasdaq: NRSN) (“NeuroSense”), a company developing treatments for severe neurodegenerative diseases, today announced results from its multi-dose PK study (NCT05436678) of its…

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VBI Vaccines Announces Initiation of Phase 1 Study of Multivalent Coronavirus Vaccine Candidate, VBI-2901

10/06/2022

Initiation of first clinical study of multivalent VBI-2901, designed to increase breadth of protection against COVID-19 and related coronaviruses Preclinical data support broadly reactive immunity of VBI-2901 against a panel of coronavirus variants in mice, which now also includes circulating BA.4 and BA.5 The study is expected to enroll approximately 100 adults in Canada and…

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Focused Ultrasound for Parkinson’s Disease: Results of First Clinical Trial to Deliver Therapeutics

10/06/2022

Key Points The results of an early-stage clinical trial investigating focused ultrasound to address a possible underlying cause of Parkinson’s disease were published in Movement Disorders. Researchers in Toronto tested the safety and efficacy of focused ultrasound–induced blood-brain barrier opening to deliver enzyme replacement therapy. The procedure was well-tolerated, and a larger study is being…

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Cellevolve Bio Submits Investigational New Drug (IND) Application for Global Phase 2, Placebo-controlled Study of CE-VST01-JC for the Treatment of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML)

10/04/2022

CE-VST-01-JC is a novel, allogeneic, off-the-shelf, T cell therapy that targets the JC Virus, the virus that causes progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) ASCEND-JC is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 study with sites planned across US, Europe, and Canada Licensed and developed in collaboration with QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute’s Professor Rajiv Khanna; NIH’s Irene…

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Sonnet BioTherapeutics Announces Progress in Two Phase 1 Dose-Escalation Trials of SON-1010

10/04/2022

The SB101 and SB102 studies have together dosed 19 subjects to date This early review of safety sets the stage for further dose escalation Additional safety and cytokine-specific data are expected during the fourth calendar quarter of 2022 Excerpt from the Press Release: PRINCETON, NJ / ACCESSWIRE / September 21, 2022 / Sonnet BioTherapeutics Holdings,…

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Phio Pharmaceuticals Announces Preclinical Data Demonstrating PH-762 Enhances Persistence of T cells for Tumor Cell Killing as Presented by Helmholtz Munich at the 9th Immunotherapy of Cancer Conference

10/04/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. ( Nasdaq: PHIO), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing the next generation of therapeutics based on its proprietary self-delivering RNAi (INTASYL™) therapeutic platform, today announced that its research partner, Helmholtz Munich, presented preclinical data showing that Phio’s lead clinical product PH-762, an…

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The New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Pivotal Tofersen Data that Show Benefits in Rare, Genetic Form of ALS

10/03/2022

Publication includes the Phase 3 VALOR SOD1-ALS trial and its open-label-extension study, underscoring the importance of these longer-term data 12-month data show earlier initiation of tofersen slowed decline across critical measures of function and strength in people diagnosed with SOD1-ALS Results offer important learnings regarding the biology of SOD1-ALS and design of ALS clinical trials…

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MEI Pharma Announces Changes to Board of Directors

10/03/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MEI Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEIP), a late-stage pharmaceutical company focused on advancing new therapies for cancer, today announced that Christine A. White, M.D., has decided to retire and thus does not intend to stand for reelection at the Company’s fiscal year 2023 annual meeting of stockholders after a…

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Vir Biotechnology Announces First Patient Dosed in the Phase 2 SOLSTICE Trial Evaluating VIR-2218 and VIR-3434 for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis D Virus Infection

10/03/2022

– Impacting more than 12 million people globally, HDV is the most aggressive form of viral hepatitis – – Novel combination strategy designed to reduce HDV viremia and block viral entry – Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that the first…

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