Cancer Research

Puma Biotechnology Announces Phase II Clinical Trial Design for Alisertib in HER2-Negative, Hormone Receptor-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

12/20/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBYI), a biopharmaceutical company (the Company), announced the design of the Phase II trial of alisertib for the treatment of patients with HER2-negative, hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer (PUMA-ALI-1201). Based on the Company’s interactions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Company…

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GSK Blood Cancer Drug Blenrep Hits Goal in Late-Stage Trial

12/04/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: The trial met its primary endpoint of progression-free survival (PFS) and showed that belantamab mafodotin when combined with bortezomib plus dexamethasone (BorDex) significantly extended the time to disease progression or death versus daratumumab plus BorDex, an existing standard of care for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. A strong and clinically meaningful overall…

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BPGbio Announces Phase 2 BPM31510 Glioblastoma Trial-in-Progress Update at Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting

11/23/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BPGbio, Inc., a leading biology-first AI-powered biopharma that focuses on oncology, neurology, and rare diseases, today announced that researchers will present data from an ongoing phase 2 trial study of BPGbio lead candidate, BPM31510, in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), at the Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting…

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Kronos Bio Presents Positive Preliminary Data from the Phase 1 Dose Escalation Portion of the Ongoing Phase 1/2 KB-0742 Study at the Connective Tissue Oncology Society Annual Meeting

11/10/2023

Brian Van Tine, M.D., of Washington University School of Medicine, shares data from the ongoing phase 1/2 KB-0742 clinical study that clearly corresponds with the findings from the pre-clinical studies at leading international sarcoma meeting KB-0742 demonstrated on-mechanism, single agent anti-tumor activity and a manageable safety profile in heavily pre-treated patients with transcriptionally addicted solid tumors …

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Coherus Presents Data from Next-generation Immuno-oncology Programs at 38th Annual Meeting of Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC)

11/08/2023

– Data demonstrate distinct IL-27-mediated expression of genes associated with immune suppression in vitro, supporting ongoing clinical development of first-in-class anti-IL-27 antibody casdozokitug – – Anti-CCR8 antibody, CHS-114, depletes tumor-infiltrating Treg cells and activates NK cells in dissociated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) tumors – – Anti-PD-1 antibody, LOQTORZI™ (toripalimab-tpzi), exhibits potent T cell activation; in combination with…

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Anixa Biosciences Completes Treatment of First Patient Cohort in Ovarian Cancer CAR-T Clinical Trial

10/23/2023

– With no dose-limiting toxicities observed, treatment of second dose cohort to begin Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Anixa Biosciences, Inc. (“Anixa” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ANIX), a biotechnology company focused on the treatment and prevention of cancer, today announced that, in partnership with Moffitt Cancer Center, it…

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Boundless Bio Presents Preclinical Data on the Discovery of its Second ecDNA-Directed Therapeutic Candidate, BBI-825, at the 2023 AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics

10/18/2023

Preclinical findings support the advancement of BBI-825, a novel, orally available, selective inhibitor of ribonucleotide reductase (RNR), as a differentiated treatment approach for ecDNA-enabled oncogene or resistance gene amplified cancers, including resistance associated with treatment of KRASG12C mutant colorectal cancer (CRC) A second poster presentation reveals insight into the intrinsic genomic plasticity of extrachromosomal DNA…

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Final Results From PATHFINDER Study of GRAIL’s Multi-Cancer Early Detection Blood Test Published in The Lancet

10/16/2023

PATHFINDER Results Support Feasibility of Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Testing in Clinical Practice of Eligible Patients Accuracy of Cancer Signal Origin Prediction of MCED Testing Enabled Targeted Diagnostic Evaluations; Majority of Participants Achieved Diagnostic Resolution in Less Than Three Months Adding MCED Testing to Standard of Care Screening More Than Doubled the Number of New…

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Oncternal Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 1/2 Study of Dual-Action AR Inhibitor, ONCT-534, in Patients with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

10/13/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, Oct. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oncternal Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONCT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel oncology therapies, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in the Phase 1/2 dose escalation/dose expansion study of ONCT-534, the company’s dual-action androgen receptor inhibitor.…

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ALX Oncology Reports Positive Interim Phase 2 ASPEN-06 Clinical Trial Results of Evorpacept for the Treatment of Advanced HER2-Positive Gastric Cancer

10/04/2023

— Evorpacept is the first CD47 blocker to show activity in a global randomized study in solid tumors — Interim efficacy results showed the confirmed overall response rate for evorpacept combination treatment was 52% compared to 22% for control treatment Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ALX…

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