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Guardant Health announces positive results from pivotal ECLIPSE study evaluating a blood test for the detection of colorectal cancer

12/22/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, announced today positive results from ECLIPSE (Evaluation of ctDNA LUNAR Assay In an Average Patient Screening Episode), an over 20,000 patient registrational study evaluating the performance of its blood test for detecting colorectal cancer (CRC) in average-risk…

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Partner Therapeutics Announces Publication of a Retrospective Cohort Review of 15 LEUKINE® Treated Patients with Pediatric Malignancies and Invasive Fungal Disease Refractory to Antifungal Therapy

12/21/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: LEXINGTON, Mass., Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Partner Therapeutics, Inc. (PTx) announced publication of a single institution retrospective cohort review of 15 patients with pediatric malignancies and invasive fungal diseases that were refractory to antifungal therapy and treated adjunctively with Leukine (sargramostim; yeast-derived, glycosylated recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor [rhu…

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Aligos Therapeutics Initiates Dosing with its Small Interfering RNA (siRNA) Drug Candidate, ALG-125755, in Subjects with Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB)

12/21/2022

Single and multiple ascending doses to be evaluated in CHB subjects throughout 2023 Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aligos Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGS), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel therapeutics to address unmet medical needs in viral and liver diseases, reported today…

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Maze Therapeutics Announces Completion of Phase 1 First-in-Human Trial Evaluating MZE001 as a Potential Oral Treatment for Pompe Disease

12/20/2022

MZE001 was Well-Tolerated and Reduced Glycogen Accumulation in Blood Cells in Healthy Volunteers, Supporting Advancement into Phase 2 Clinical Trial Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Maze Therapeutics, a company translating genetic insights into new precision medicines, today announced the completion of its first-in-human clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability,…

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Astria Therapeutics Announces Positive Preliminary Results from the Phase 1a Clinical Trial of STAR-0215 in Healthy Subjects

12/20/2022

— Shown Early Proof of Concept of STAR-0215’s Profile as a Long-Acting Plasma Kallikrein Inhibitor with Estimated Half-Life of Up to 110 Days — — Plans to Initiate ALPHA-STAR Phase 1b/2 Trial in Hereditary Angioedema Patients in Q1 2023 — Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Astria Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATXS), a biopharmaceutical company developing STAR-0215…

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Frequency Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 1b Study of FX-345, the Company’s Second Therapeutic Candidate for Sensorineural Hearing Loss

12/20/2022

Regenerative Treatment Designed to Increase Drug Exposure Through the Cochlea; Study Results Expected in H2 2023 Frequency’s Lead Hearing Program, FX-322, on Track for Phase 2b Topline Results in Q1 2023 Excerpt from the Press Release: LEXINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Frequency Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: FREQ), a clinical-stage regenerative medicine company focused on developing therapeutics to activate a…

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IMV Inc. Announces Initial Data from the Ongoing Phase 2B VITALIZE Trial in Patients with r/r DLBCL

12/19/2022

Complete responses were observed in patients who received at least three previous lines of treatment (including CAR-T’s) Recent clinical data add to the growing enthusiasm for the therapeutic potential of cancer vaccines in combination with checkpoint inhibitors Oral presentation of the clinical data at the Immuno-Oncology 360° conference in February 2023 Excerpt from the Press…

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Moderna and Merck Announce mRNA-4157/V940, an Investigational Personalized mRNA Cancer Vaccine, in Combination with KEYTRUDA(R) (pembrolizumab), Met Primary Efficacy Endpoint in Phase 2b KEYNOTE-942 Trial

12/16/2022

mRNA-4157/V940, in combination with KEYTRUDA, demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in the risk of disease recurrence or death compared to KEYTRUDA monotherapy in stage III/IV melanoma patients with high risk of recurrence following complete resection Results are the first demonstration of efficacy for an investigational mRNA cancer treatment in a randomized clinical…

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Harpoon Therapeutics Presents Updated Interim Results at ASH 2022 for Novel T Cell Engager HPN217 in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

12/15/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: HARP), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing novel T cell engagers, today presented updated interim data from its Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating single-agent HPN217 in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) in a poster presentation at the 64th American Society…

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Geron Reports Oral Presentation at ASH Annual Meeting Highlighting Continuous Long-Term Transfusion Independence with Imetelstat Treatment in Lower Risk MDS Patients

12/15/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: FOSTER CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company, today announced results from an oral presentation at the 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting on longer follow-up data from the IMerge Phase 2 clinical trial of imetelstat, the Company’s first-in-class telomerase inhibitor, in lower risk…

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