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New Data Published in JNCI Demonstrate Veracyte’s Decipher Prostate Genomic Classifier May Improve Identification of Aggressive Prostate Cancer in African American Men

09/30/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Veracyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCYT) announced that data published today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute demonstrate that the company’s Decipher Prostate Genomic Classifier may help identify African American men with early, localized prostate cancer who are most likely to harbor more aggressive disease. The…

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Revolution Medicines Doses First Patient in Phase 1/1b Clinical Trial of RMC-6291, Company’s First Mutant-Selective RAS(ON) Inhibitor

09/30/2022

KRASG12C(ON) Inhibitor with highly differentiated mechanism of action being evaluated in patients with cancers harboring KRASG12C mutation RMC-6291 is first mutant-selective RAS(ON) Inhibitor to enter clinic, following closely behind company’s RASMULTI(ON) Inhibitor, RMC-6236 Excerpt from the Press Release: REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Revolution Medicines, Inc. (Nasdaq: RVMD), a clinical-stage oncology…

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Iterative Scopes Receives FDA Clearance for AI-Assisted Polyp Detection Device SKOUT™

09/29/2022

SKOUT’s advanced computer vision capabilities enable physicians to detect pre-cancerous lesions in the colon with more accuracy Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Iterative Scopes, a pioneer in precision medicine technologies for gastroenterology, and Provation, the premier software and SaaS provider of clinical productivity and workflow automation solutions, announced today that SKOUT™…

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Moximed’s MISHA™ Knee System Achieves Superiority of Primary Endpoint in Pivotal Study

09/29/2022

Implantable shock absorber demonstrates clinically meaningful pain relief and functional improvement in data presented at OSET Excerpt from the Press Release: FREMONT, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Moximed, a medical device company on a mission to improve the standard of care for people suffering with chronic knee pain due to osteoarthritis (OA), today announced clinical results presented at the…

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Efemoral Medical Awarded Phase II SBIR Grant from NIH to Advance Treatment for Peripheral Artery Disease

09/28/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: LOS ALTOS, Calif., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Efemoral Medical, developer of advanced interventional bioresorbable therapies, announced today that it has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant by the National Institutes of Health. SBIR grants are intended to stimulate technological innovation and encourage small United…

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Sagimet Biosciences Announces Completion of Patient Enrollment in Phase 2b ‘FASCINATE-2’ Clinical Trial with Denifanstat (TVB-2640), a First-in-Class Fatty Acid Synthase Inhibitor, in Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis

09/27/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sagimet Biosciences, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics targeting dysfunctional metabolic pathways, announced today that it has completed enrollment of its Phase 2b liver biopsy-based clinical trial (“FASCINATE-2”) with denifanstat, a fatty acid synthase (FASN) inhibitor, in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) patients. “Completing patient enrollment in the…

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Nura Bio Reports Preclinical Data Validating a Conserved Mechanism of Inhibition of NAD Hydrolases Implicated in Neurodegeneration in Neuron

09/26/2022

– Potent, uncompetitive inhibitors of the pro-degenerative NADase SARM1 reported – Molecular basis of product-assisted inhibition of NAD hydrolases like SARM1 and CD38 that have been implicated in neurological diseases elucidated – Research supports Nura Bio’s goal of entering First-in-Human trials with oral, brain-penetrant SARM1 inhibitors in early 2023 Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH…

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Celsion Completes Enrollment of the Phase I/II OVATION 2 Study with GEN-1 in Advanced Ovarian Cancer

09/23/2022

110 Patients Enrolled in Study Comparing Novel Gene-Mediated Immunotherapy plus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy versus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Alone Excerpt from the Press Release: LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., Sept. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Celsion Corporation (NASDAQ: CLSN), a clinical-stage company focused on DNA-based immunotherapy and next-generation vaccines, today announced that its Phase I/II OVATION 2 Study with GEN-1 in advanced…

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Leading Clinical Experts Across the U.S. Unite to Support Universal Genetic Testing for all Patients with Cancer

09/21/2022

– Clinicians agree that evidence supports testing benefits for all – Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Invitae ( NYSE: NVTA), a leading medical genetics company, joined other clinical experts in releasing a new commentary in Journal of Clinical Oncology Precision Oncology, underscoring the importance of universal germline testing for…

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IMFINZI® (durvalumab) plus chemotherapy further improved overall survival benefit in advanced biliary tract cancer in the TOPAZ-1 Phase III trial, reducing the risk of death by 24% in additional follow-up

09/19/2022

HIMALAYA Phase III trial exploratory results support the benefit of tremelimumab added to IMFINZI in unresectable liver cancer regardless of etiology Excerpt from the Press Release: WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Updated results from the TOPAZ-1 Phase III trial showed AstraZeneca’s IMFINZI® (durvalumab), in combination with standard-of-care chemotherapy demonstrated a clinically meaningful and durable overall survival (OS) benefit…

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