Cancer Research

Werewolf Therapeutics Announces Publication of Data Demonstrating the Preclinical Efficacy of WTX-124 in Delivering IL-2 Selectively to the Tumor Microenvironment

03/22/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Werewolf Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company” or “Werewolf”) (Nasdaq: HOWL), an innovative biopharmaceutical company pioneering the development of conditionally activated therapeutics, announced the publication in Cancer Immunology Research of preclinical data for its lead molecule WTX-124, a systemically delivered Interleukin-2 (IL-2) INDUKINE™ molecule. The…

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Exelixis Announces Final Overall Survival Results from Phase 3 COSMIC-312 Trial of Cabozantinib in Combination with an Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor in Patients with Previously Untreated Advanced Liver Cancer

03/22/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: ALAMEDA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXEL) today announced results from the final analysis of the second primary endpoint of overall survival (OS) from the phase 3 COSMIC-312 trial, which evaluated cabozantinib (CABOMETYX®) in combination with atezolizumab versus sorafenib in patients with previously untreated advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The final analysis…

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GT Biopharma Presented Preclinical Data Demonstrating Novel Mesothelin-Targeted TriKE® Driving Cytotoxicity Across All Stages of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer at ESMO TAT 2022

03/18/2022

– Results suggest that mesothelin-targeted TriKE can work alongside current standard of care and provide benefit even in the hypoxic environment of a solid tumor Excerpt from the Press Release: BRISBANE, Calif., March 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — GT Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: GTBP), a clinical stage immuno-oncology company focused on developing innovative therapeutics based on the Company’s proprietary tri-specific…

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Intellia Therapeutics Receives U.S. FDA Orphan Drug Designation for NTLA-5001 for the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

03/17/2022

NTLA-5001, a novel T cell receptor (TCR)-T cell therapy, is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1/2a study in adults with persistent or recurrent acute myeloid leukemia Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTLA), a leading clinical-stage genome editing company focused on developing potentially curative…

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Cellevolve Announces Expansive Global Collaboration with Seattle Children’s Therapeutics to Advance Research for Childhood Brain Cancers

03/15/2022

 The Company Also Announced Immunotherapy Pioneer Dr. Michael Jensen as Founding Advisor  Broad research collaboration focuses on BrainChild program, a suite of five multiplex chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) that initially targets pediatric central nervous system (CNS) malignancies with limited therapeutic options. Cellevolve will also leverage Seattle Children’s renowned Cure Factory® facility for early clinical Good…

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Coherus and Junshi Biosciences Announce Positive Results from Phase 3 Esophageal Cancer Study of Toripalimab Published in Cancer Cell

03/14/2022

– Toripalimab plus chemotherapy demonstrates improvement in co-primary endpoints of PFS and OS in patients with advanced ESCC – – PFS and OS benefits were observed across all PD-L1 expression subgroups, including in patients with low PD-L1 expression – Excerpt from the Press Release: REDWOOD CITY, Calif., and SHANGHAI, China, March 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —…

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Karyopharm Provides U.S. Regulatory Update on Selinexor in Advanced or Recurrent Endometrial Cancer

03/08/2022

Following Discussion with the FDA, Karyopharm Plans to Initiate a New Placebo-Controlled Randomized Study of Selinexor in the Advanced or Recurrent Endometrial Cancer p53 Wild-Type Population to Support a Future sNDA Submission as the Current Topline Data from the SIENDO Study are Unlikely to Support an sNDA Approval Karyopharm is Encouraged by the SIENDO p53…

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Jacobio JAB-21822 in Combination with Cetuximab Completes First Dose of Colorectal Cancer Patient in China

03/07/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: BEIJING, SHANGHAI and BOSTON, Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Jacobio Pharmaceuticals (1167.HK) announced that its KRAS G12C inhibitor JAB-21822 completed the first patient dosing in combination therapy with Cetuximab at Peking University Cancer Hospital recently. JAB-21822 in combination with cetuximab for the treatment of KRAS G12C-mutated advanced colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer is the second most common tumor…

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Biocept Presentation at Molecular Medicine Tri-Con Meeting Highlights Potential of CNSide™ Assay to Support Development of Targeted Therapies for Metastatic Brain Cancer

03/04/2022

Ability to serially monitor treatment response, identify key biomarkers and customize assay aids clinical research efforts to improve treatment for metastatic cancers involving brain and spinal cord Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 22, 2022– Biocept, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIOC), a leading provider of molecular diagnostic assays, products and services, highlighted the ability of its CNSide™ cerebrospinal…

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Naveris’ Head and Neck Cancer Recurrence Detection Study Selected for Presentation at ASTRO 2022 Plenary Session

03/02/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: NATICK, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Naveris, Inc., a leader in molecular diagnostics for viral cancers, today announced the presentation of significant new data at the plenary session of the ASTRO 2022 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancers Symposium supporting the clinical value of its flagship diagnostic test, NavDx®. In a real-world analysis of 1,076…

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