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Merrimack Provides Ipsen Report of Results From Phase III RESILIENT Trial Evaluating Onivyde® in Second-Line Monotherapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer

08/11/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MACK) [(“Merrimack” or the “Company”)] announced that Ipsen, SA (“Ipsen”) has issued a press release today reporting its primary analysis of the results of its Phase 3 trial of Onivyde® (irinotecan liposomal injection) as a treatment of second line small cell lung cancer (SCLC).…

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CHOP Helps Develop Platform to Speed Up Drug Development for Kids with Cancer

08/10/2022

–The NCI-backed “Molecular Targets Platform” will streamline and catalyze drug development by harmonizing data about pediatric cancer targets and pathways— Excerpt from the Press Release: PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has helped launch a new computational platform that will harmonize pediatric cancer data, allowing researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and advocacy…

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IDEAYA Announces IDE397 Clinical Program Update and ctDNA Molecular Responses Demonstrating Tumor Pharmacodynamic Modulation

08/08/2022

Initiated monotherapy expansion cohorts with enrollment open for NSCLC and esophagogastric tumors with MTAP deletion Initiated combination dose escalation cohorts with enrollment open for combinations with taxanes and separately, with potential first-in-class combinations, including pemetrexed Entered into Clinical Trial Collaboration and Supply Agreement with Amgen to clinically evaluate IDE397 in combination with AMG 193, Amgen’s…

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Regen BioPharma, Inc. Files Provisional Patent Application on Second Generation Survivin mRNA Cancer Immunotherapy Vaccine

08/05/2022

Novel Means of Leveraging Cellular Therapy to “Teach” Immune System to Seek and Destroy Cancer Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Regen BioPharma, Inc. (OTC PINK: RGBP) (OTC PINK: RGBPP), announced today  the filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office  of a provisional patent application covering utilization of…

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Alnylam Uncovers Genetic Mutations in INHBE That Protect Against Abdominal Obesity

08/05/2022

– Publication in Nature Communications Reports that People with Loss of Function Mutations in the INHBE Gene Have Reduced Abdominal Fat, a Favorable Metabolic Profile, and are at Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Type 2 Diabetes – – Alnylam to Pursue INHBE as a Therapeutic Target for Cardiometabolic Disease – Excerpt from the Press…

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Certara Announces Collaboration with Leading Cancer Center to Advance CAR T-cell Therapies

08/04/2022

Certara and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to develop biosimulation platform for CAR T-cell therapies Excerpt from the Press Release: PRINCETON, N.J., July 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Certara, Inc. (Nasdaq: CERT), a global leader in biosimulation, today announced a 2-year collaboration with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) to develop new biosimulation software. Certara…

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Bristol Myers Squibb Provides Update on CheckMate -914 Trial Evaluating Opdivo (nivolumab) Plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) as Adjuvant Treatment of Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma

08/04/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: PRINCETON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced that Part A of the Phase 3 CheckMate -914 trial, evaluating Opdivo (nivolumab) plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) as an adjuvant treatment for patients with localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC) who have undergone full or partial removal of the kidney and who are at moderate or high risk…

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Enanta Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Data from a Phase 1 Clinical Study of EDP-235, its Oral 3CL Protease Inhibitor Designed for the Treatment of COVID-19

08/04/2022

– 200mg and 400mg Once-Daily Doses Achieved Strong Exposure Multiples Over EC90 and Were Generally Safe and Well-Tolerated – Plan to Initiate Phase 2 Study in 4Q 2022 Excerpt from the Press Release: WATERTOWN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENTA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to creating novel, small molecule drugs for viral infections and liver…

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Acer Therapeutics and Relief Therapeutics Announce ACER-001 IND Submission for the Treatment of Maple Syrup Urine Disease

08/03/2022

Phase 2a trial initiation planned for the first half of 2023 subject to IND clearance and available capital Excerpt from the Press Release: NEWTON, Mass. and GENEVA, Switzerland, July 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acer Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ACER) (Acer) and its collaboration partner, RELIEF THERAPEUTICS Holding SA (SIX: RLF, OTCQB: RLFTF, RLFTY) (Relief), today…

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Adamis Pharmaceuticals Provides Update on Clinical Study Assessing Tempol for the Treatment of COVID-19

08/03/2022

Interim DSMB review expected in late September Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, July 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NASDAQ: ADMP) today provided an update on the Company’s ongoing U.S. Phase 2/3 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Tempol as a treatment for COVID-19. The next Data Safety Monitoring Board…

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