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Sorrento Announces Its Oral SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease (Mpro) Inhibitor, STI-1558, Strongly Neutralizes Omicron

02/02/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: STI-1558, a novel oral Mpro inhibitor, effectively inhibits Omicron virus entry and replication in cells. STI-1558 is orally bioavailable with improved human liver microsomal stability to avoid using Ritonavir as a pharmacokinetic enhancer in humans. SAN DIEGO, Jan. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRNE, “Sorrento”) today…

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Cyclerion Therapeutics Announces Initiation of Patient Dosing in CY6463 Phase 2a Study in Alzheimer’s Disease with Vascular Pathology

02/01/2022

Study to evaluate safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and potential to improve cognition Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cyclerion Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYCN), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company on a mission to develop treatments that restore cognitive function, today announced that patient dosing has begun in its Phase 2a study…

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Iterative Scopes Enters Collaboration to Advance AI and Computer Vision Technologies for Accelerating IBD Clinical Trials

02/01/2022

Agreement will leverage Iterative Scopes powerful machine learning and AI computational tools together with Janssen’s data science expertise to enhance clinical trials for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Iterative Scopes, a pioneer in the development of precision-based gastrointestinal disease technologies, announced today that it has entered into a collaboration with…

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ORIC Pharmaceuticals Announces Regulatory Clearance of Clinical Trial Application for ORIC-114 in Advanced Solid Tumors with EGFR or HER2 Exon 20 Alterations or HER2 Amplifications

02/01/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and SAN DIEGO, Jan. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ORIC), a clinical stage oncology company focused on developing treatments that address mechanisms of therapeutic resistance, today announced clearance of its Clinical Trial Application (CTA) by the regulatory authorities of the Republic of…

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Sorrento Announces Completion of Enrollment in US Phase 2 Clinical Trial for COVI-DROPS and Achievement of Interim Analysis Threshold in the UK

01/31/2022

COVID-19 patients with newly diagnosed SARS-CoV-2 infections were treated in these randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 trials in the US and UK. COVI-DROPS™ neutralizing antibody was administered as a single low dose intranasal instillation. Results indicate COVI-DROPS is highly active against the original SARS-CoV-2 virus, as well as the variants of concern including highly transmissible and virulent Delta variant…

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Momelotinib Review Article Published in Journal of Hematology & Oncology Highlights Importance of Anemia Benefit for Myelofibrosis Patients

01/31/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sierra Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRRA), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to delivering targeted therapies for rare cancers, today announced the publication of a review article in the Journal of Hematology & Oncology that outlines the potential ability of momelotinib—a novel JAK1, JAK2 and ACVR1 / ALK2 inhibitor—to address the…

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AVEO Oncology Presents Three Posters for Tivozanib/Immunotherapy Combinations at the 2022 ASCO GI Cancers Symposium

01/31/2022

First line cohort of the Phase 1b/2 DEDUCTIVE study demonstrates promising efficacy and tolerability of tivozanib plus durvalumab in first line HCC Two trials in progress posters presentations for the DEDUCTIVE HCC study and the recently initiated Phase 1b/2 IMMCO-1 study of tivozanib and atezolizumab in multiple immunologically cold tumors Excerpt from the Press Release:…

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Palleon Pharmaceuticals Announces IND Clearance for First-in-Class Cancer Immunotherapy Leveraging Glyco-Immunology

01/28/2022

– Phase 1/2 trial of E-602 expected to open in Q1 2022 in patients with solid tumors – Excerpt from the Press Release: WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Palleon Pharmaceuticals, a company pioneering the field of glyco-immunology to treat cancer and inflammatory diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the company’s investigational new…

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Vigeo Therapeutics Advances VT1021 Into Phase 2-3 Registrational Study for Glioblastoma

01/28/2022

VT1021 Selected by Global Coalition for Adaptive Research (GCAR) for Inclusion in Its GBM AGILE Phase 2-3 Adaptive Platform Trial for Patients with Glioblastoma Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Vigeo Therapeutics, a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company pioneering novel cancer therapies, today announced its lead candidate VT1021 will advance into a Phase 2-3 registrational…

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Xilio Therapeutics Announces Initiation of Patient Dosing in Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial of XTX202 for the Treatment of Patients with Solid Tumors

01/28/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xilio Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLO), a biotechnology company developing tumor-selective immuno-oncology therapies for people living with cancer, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in the company’s Phase 1/2 clinical trial evaluating XTX202 for the treatment of solid tumors. XTX202 is a modified form…

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