Cancer Research

Orca Bio Announces the Precision-T Phase 3 Study is Open and Enrolling Patients at Transplant Centers Across the U.S.

08/15/2022

– The pivotal Precision-T Study is evaluating the safety and efficacy of Orca Bio’s investigational Orca-T compared to standard of care allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant – – Precision-T is expected to enroll approximately 174 patients across more than 20 clinical trial sites – Excerpt from the Press Release: MENLO PARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orca Bio, a late-stage…

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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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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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National Cancer Institute Prostate Cancer Screening Study Indicates QTscan® Has Equal or Better Sensitivity Than MRI

08/03/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: NOVATO, Calif., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — QT Imaging, Inc., a medical device company focused on the development and clinical adoption of novel products for body imaging, today announced results of a National Cancer Institute study comparing the QTscan with 7-Tesla MRI for prostate cancer screening. In an initial series of 10 patients,…

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Calithera Biosciences Shares Progress in Sapanisertib and Mivavotinib Clinical Programs at Upcoming Lung Cancer and Lymphoma Conferences

07/25/2022

— Overview of phase 2 study evaluating SYK inhibitor mivavotinib in patients with relapsed/refractory non-GCB (ABC) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma — — First data from phase 1 investigator-sponsored clinical study of TORC 1/2 inhibitor sapanisertib in combination with telaglenastat in patients with non-small cell lung cancer — Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 13,…

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NEW DATA PUBLISHED IN PLOS ONE VALIDATE THE CLINICAL PERFORMANCE OF VERACYTE’S PERCEPTA GENOMIC SEQUENCING CLASSIFIER IN LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSIS

07/25/2022

Findings from a large, multi-cohort study suggest the genomic test can improve care for lung nodule patients with inconclusive bronchoscopy results Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul. 13, 2022– Veracyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCYT) announced that new data published today in PLOS ONE show that the company’s Percepta Genomic Sequencing Classifier (GSC) is highly accurate in…

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Oncology Pharma Conducting All The Preparations to Take Steps to Forward The Development Process of Nanoemulsion Drug Delivery System

07/07/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / June 29, 2022 / Oncology Pharma Inc. (OTC PINK:ONPH) – Oncology Pharma, Inc. (“The Company”) is pleased to be reviewing the financing for taking the steps on moving forward with its development process of. the Nanoemulsuion Drug Delivery System. Many anticancer drugs have been…

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Innovation Pharmaceuticals Acquires Stake in Squalus Medical, Seeks to Reshape Cancer and Epilepsy Treatments through a New Image Guided Laser-Based Ablation Technology

07/07/2022

Innovation Pharmaceuticals acquires a minority ownership ·         Squalus has invented and is developing a leading-edge image guided surgical laser platform for treating previously inoperable cases of epilepsy and for enabling new treatment options for cancer cases in multiple key specialties, including early-stage lung cancer · Squalus to pursue the FDA 510(k) pathway for marketing clearance…

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