Cancer Research

Wistar and Stanford Medicine to Begin Phase 2 Clinical Trial of VK-2019 in Patients with Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Positive Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

01/11/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: The Wistar Institute announces the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical study of VK-2019 in patients with advanced Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and lymphoma. The study, led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, will enroll patients who have recurred or progressed following standard therapy or have…

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DiaCarta Enters a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to Develop Cancer Tests based on its Novel XNA Technology

01/11/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: PLEASANTON, Calif., Jan. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — DiaCarta Inc., a precision molecular diagnostics company and leading developer of novel oncology tests using liquid biopsy today announced that the company, under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, will collaborate on…

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Cullinan Oncology Announces Updated Phase 1/2a Data for CLN-081 in NSCLC EGFR Exon 20 Patients

12/21/2021

CLN-081 continues to demonstrate a differentiated clinical profile at the recommended Phase 2 dose of 100mg BID Continued high response rate with favorable safety and tolerability profile observed in heavily pre-treated patients at 100mg BID Encouraging durable responses and progression free survival at 100mg BID Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 16, 2021…

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Forma Therapeutics’ Investigational Olutasidenib in Combination with Azacitidine Yields Durable Complete Remission in Patients with mIDH1 Acute Myeloid Leukemia

12/21/2021

First Phase 2 combination trial results presented in oral session at 2021 ASH Annual Meeting Olutasidenib with azacitidine well tolerated with a safety profile largely consistent with olutasidenib alone ​ Molecular characteristics of olutasidenib monotherapy response reported in ASH poster presentation Excerpt from the Press Release: WATERTOWN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 16, 2021– Forma Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.…

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Hologic Presents Breast Cancer Index™ Data at SABCS 2021 Showing Net Benefit Predictive Value for Endocrine Therapy Continuation

12/17/2021

Breast Cancer Index reaffirmed as a significant predictive and prognostic diagnostic tool to personalize extended endocrine decisions Excerpt from the Press Release: MARLBOROUGH, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX) and its subsidiary, Biotheranostics, Inc., today announced new data demonstrating that Breast Cancer Index™ (BCI) not only predicts preferential recurrence-prevention benefit from extended endocrine therapy (EET), but…

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Encouraging Updated Data from Phase 2 MARIO-3 TNBC Trial Presented at 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

12/17/2021

-88.6% of Evaluable 1L TNBC Patients Achieved Tumor Reduction- -Disease Control Rate of 92.8% and 81.4% of Evaluable Patients with PD-L1 Positive and PD-L1 Negative Tumors, Respectively- -Median PFS Improvement of 47% and 30% Compared to IMpassion130 Benchmark for Patients with PD-L1 Positive and PD-L1 Negative Tumors, Respectively- – Safety Consistent with Expectations for the Three…

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iTeos Announces New Data for its Anti-TIGIT Antibody, EOS-448, at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and TIGIT Therapies Digital Summit 2021

12/17/2021

Data from preclinical studies in collaboration with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center will be presented at ASH and provide strong rationale for use of EOS-448 as a single agent and in combination with an immunomodulatory drug in patients with multiple myeloma Preclinical data shared at TIGIT Therapies Digital Summit highlight evidence for multifaceted mechanism of…

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ENHERTU® (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) Additional Analyses Further Reinforce Ground-breaking Efficacy in Patients With HER2-positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

12/16/2021

New DESTINY-Breast03 data presented at SABCS 2021 showed AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s ENHERTU demonstrated a similar benefit in patient subgroups, including in patients with stable brain metastases, versus T-DM1 Excerpt from the Press Release: WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–New results from the DESTINY-Breast03 Phase III trial showed that ENHERTU® (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki)demonstrated a higher progression-free survival (PFS) and objective…

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Context Therapeutics® Announces Positive Data from ONA-XR in Early Breast Cancer at 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

12/16/2021

Data demonstrated ONA-XR decreased proliferation in tumors with high PR+ at baseline in early breast cancer Two additional metastatic breast cancer clinical trials in progress also presented Excerpt from the Press Release: PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Context Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: CNTX), a women’s oncology company developing small molecule and immunotherapy treatments for…

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Carrick Therapeutics Presents Encouraging Clinical Data for Samuraciclib (CT7001) at the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

12/15/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: DUBLIN, Ireland and BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Carrick Therapeutics, an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing highly differentiated therapies, today at the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), presented encouraging clinical data on samuraciclib (CT7001), an oral and first-in-class inhibitor of CDK7, that support its…

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