Immunotherapy

Novocure and Zai Lab Announce EF-31 Phase 2 Pilot Study Evaluating Tumor Treating Fields Together with Standard-of-Care Chemotherapy Meets Primary Endpoint for First-Line Treatment of Gastric Cancer

06/09/2022

Confirmed objective response rate was 50% for patients treated with TTFields together with standard-of-care chemotherapy Duration of response was 10.3 months One-year survival was 72% Excerpt from the Press Release: Excerpt from the Press Release: ST. HELIER, Jersey & SHANGHAI, China & SAN FRANCISCO & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Novocure (NASDAQ: NVCR), a global oncology company working…

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Surrozen Initiates Dosing in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of SZN-1326 for Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis

05/31/2022

SZN-1326 is a Fzd5-targeted Wnt-mimetic (SWAP) bi-specific antibody First part of three-part Phase 1/1b trial starts in healthy volunteers Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Surrozen, Inc. (“Surrozen” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SRZN), a clinical-stage company pioneering targeted therapeutics that selectively activate the Wnt pathway for…

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Corbus Presents Latest Preclinical Data for CRB-601 at the New York Academy of Sciences Frontiers in Cancer Immunotherapy Conference

05/24/2022

CRB-601 is a highly potent and selective anti-αvβ8 integrin monoclonal antibody designed to block the activation of TGFb in the local tumor microenvironment Additional non-clinical data demonstrates combination benefit across a diverse range of syngeneic models with differential sensitivity to checkpoint inhibition Anti-tumor activity correlates with increases in proliferating CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells as well as the NK…

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Myeloid Therapeutics Doses First Patient with MT-101 in the IMAGINE Phase 1/2 Clinical Study, Marking the First-ever Dosing of an mRNA Engineered CAR Monocyte to Humans

05/24/2022

– Myeloid dosed MT-101 in a patient with refractory PTCL within 18 months, illustrating the potential of mRNA therapies to help patients sooner and to accelerate Myeloid’s portfolio- – Myeloid achieved an unprecedented, reduced vein-to-vein time of eight days with this patient dosing- – MT-101 represents a new class of non-T cell CAR’s being tested…

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Phase III Lung Adult Stem Cell Company Announces and Files Patent on Leukine-Induced Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells and JadiCell™ for Treatment of COPD

05/18/2022

Therapeutic Solutions International Continues Parallel Development of COPD Program in Conjunction with Pivotal Clinical Trial in COVID-19 Excerpt from the Press Release: OCEANSIDE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Therapeutic Solutions International announced today new data demonstrating enhancement of therapeutic activities of the JadiCell™ through induction of a specific cell type called “Myeloid Derived Progenitor Cells”. In a series of…

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Preclinical Research Published in Science Advances Demonstrates Repertoire Immune Medicines’ Cell-Tethering Technology Delivers Potent Interleukin-12 Directly to Solid Tumors Potentially Improving Effectiveness of Cellular Immunotherapies

05/09/2022

Repertoire’s proprietary cell-tethering technology limits systemic toxicity typically associated with use of immunomodulatory IL-12 and allows direct delivery to solid tumors in mouse models Tethered IL-12 repolarizes the tumor microenvironment potentially creating improved conditions for cellular immunotherapies to work effectively Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Repertoire Immune Medicines announced today that Science Advances published preclinical research…

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Ambrx Biopharma Inc. and Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative™ Announce the Inclusion of ARX788 in the I-SPY 2.2 Phase 2 Adaptive Clinical Trial for Breast Cancer

05/04/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative™ (Quantum Leap) and Ambrx Biopharma Inc., or Ambrx, (NYSE: AMAM), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company using an expanded genetic code technology platform to create Engineered Precision Biologics, today announced the selection of Ambrx’s antibody drug conjugate (ADC) ARX788 for a new investigational treatment arm in the I-SPY 2.2…

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EpicentRx “BETA-PRIME” Phase 1 Study Progresses After Demonstrating Good Safety and Tolerability

05/02/2022

Phase 1 trial with cancer-targeting adenovirus enhanced with a TGFβ Trap continues to investigate safety and anti-tumor activity in patients with advanced cancer Excerpt from the Press Release: TORREY PINES, Calif., April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — EpicentRx Inc., a leading-edge immunotherapy company using groundbreaking science to treat cancer and multiple inflammatory-driven diseases, today announced the initiation of the…

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Immune-Onc Therapeutics Announces the Selection of Clinical Development Candidate IO-106, a First-in-Class Myeloid and Stromal Checkpoint Inhibitor Targeting LAIR1

04/28/2022

IO-106 is the third development candidate arising from Immune-Onc’s pioneering pipeline of myeloid checkpoint inhibitors, a new class of immunotherapy that aims to overcome immune resistance in cancer The Company will present a scientific poster at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Tumor Immune Microenvironment: A Holistic Approach Workshop Excerpt from the Press Release:…

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Celsion Corporation Highlighted its PLACCINE Vaccine Platform Technology During Oral Presentation at the World Vaccine Congress

04/27/2022

Proprietary, Formulated DNA Plasmid Vaccine Candidate Shows NeutralizingActivity Against 2 Strains of the COVID-19 Virus The Goal to Provide Broader Range Protection within a Highly Flexible PlatformAppears to Show Promise Excerpt from the Press Release: LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., April 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Celsion Corporation (NASDAQ: CLSN), a clinical-stage company focused on DNA-based immunotherapy and next-generation vaccines, today presented…

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