Cancer Research

OncXerna Therapeutics Doses First Patient in Phase 2 Trial Evaluating Navicixizumab Alone or in Combination with Chemotherapy in Patients with Select Advanced Solid Tumors

09/14/2022

Multicenter basket trial includes cohorts enrolling patients with colorectal and triple negative breast cancer Trial designed to assess efficacy, safety, and evaluate the relationship between tumor Xerna™ TME Panel biomarker subtype and treatment response Excerpt from the Press Release: WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OncXerna Therapeutics, Inc. (“OncXerna”), a precision medicine company…

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NaNotics to Collaborate with Mass General Cancer Center (MGCC) on Novel Nanomedicine for Treating Cancer

09/13/2022

The goal is first-in-human use of NaNots™, injectable absorptive nanoparticles that treat cancer via clearance of tumor-generated immune inhibitors from blood. Excerpt from the Press Release: MILL VALLEY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NaNotics LLC, a biopharmaceutical company developing NaNots™, novel subtractive nanoparticles that treat disease by capturing and clearing pathogenic molecules from blood, today announced a research collaboration…

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Exelixis Announces Detailed Results from Phase 3 COSMIC-313 Pivotal Trial in Patients with Previously Untreated Advanced Kidney Cancer at ESMO 2022

09/09/2022

– Cabozantinib in combination with nivolumab and ipilimumab significantly reduced the risk of disease progression or death compared with the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab – – Median progression-free survival was not yet reached with the combination of cabozantinib, nivolumab and ipilimumab versus 11.3 months with nivolumab combined with ipilimumab – Excerpt from the Press…

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Biomea Fusion Presents Additional Preclinical Data Demonstrating Anti-Tumor Activity and Mechanistic Evidence for BMF-219 in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma and Multiple Myeloma Models at International Myeloma Society Annual Meeting

09/05/2022

Data demonstrated robust anti-tumor activity of BMF-219 and mechanistic evidence for novel inhibition of menin protein in preclinical models of Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) and multiple myeloma (MM). BMF-219 displayed single agent potency, surpassing greater than 90% inhibition at clinically relevant exposures in both DLBCL and MM cell lines and patient-derived samples. A Trial…

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Study Published in JHEP Reports Shows Efruxifermin Rapidly Improved Fibrosis in Cirrhotic NASH patients After 16 Weeks of Treatment

08/31/2022

33% improved by one fibrosis stage without worsening of NASH; 25% of patients treated with efruxifermin showed NASH resolution Consistent with the results for the pre-cirrhotic population (F1-F3), patients with cirrhosis also had improved markers of liver injury, glucose metabolism, and lipid metabolism Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 24, 2022…

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Regen BioPharma Develops Novel Means of Using CAR-T cell Immunotherapy to Attack Solid Tumors

08/30/2022

Company Develops A Two-Step Sequential Approach Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Regen BioPharma, Inc. (OTC PINK: RGBP) and (OTC PINK: RGBPP) announced today development of a novel immunotherapy for treatment of solid tumors. Current cellular approaches to kill cancer involve administration of a specific type of modified T…

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SpIntellx and iCura Diagnostics Partner to Expand Access to Advanced Spatial Analytics and Explainable AI Products for Pathology and Oncology Research

08/23/2022

SpIntellx, Inc., a leader in spatially intelligent biology, and iCura Diagnostics, a leading contract research organization (CRO) focused on capitalizing multiomic data to accelerate end-to-end clinical workflow solutions and biomarker discovery, today announced a partnership to transform precision oncology through unlocking the power of genomic, proteomics, and transcriptomic data using advanced spatial analytics. Excerpt from…

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Funding from Ontario Institute for Cancer Research to help move research from experiment to impact

08/22/2022

First round of Innovation to Implementation Supplement (I2IS) grants awarded to five promising research projects taking unique approaches to addressing cancer. Excerpt from the Press Release: August 11, 2022, TORONTO – Five Ontario-based research projects will take the next step toward advancing cancer care in the province thanks to funding from the Ontario Institute for…

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Olema Oncology Advances OP-1250 into Phase 2 Monotherapy Expansion in Patients with ER+/HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer

08/19/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Olema Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Olema” or “Olema Oncology,” Nasdaq: OLMA), today announced the advancement of OP-1250, a complete estrogen receptor (ER) antagonist (CERAN) and a selective ER degrader (SERD), into Phase 2 clinical development for the treatment of ER+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer. “We are excited…

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Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Publication of INTRIGUE Phase 3 Clinical Study Results in Journal of Clinical Oncology

08/18/2022

– Efficacy Observed with QINLOCK® was Comparable to Sunitinib with a More Favorable Safety and Tolerability Profile in GIST Patients Previously Treated with Imatinib – Excerpt from the Press Release: WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCPH), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing important new medicines to improve the lives of people with cancer,…

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