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Surface Oncology Named one of the 2022 Best Places to Work by Boston Business Journal

04/27/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Surface Oncology (Nasdaq: SURF), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing next-generation immunotherapies that target the tumor microenvironment, today announced that it has been recognized by the Boston Business Journal as one of the Best Places to Work for the second year in a row. Surface was among…

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CureVac and GSK’s Bivalent Second-Generation mRNA Vaccine Candidate Shown to be Highly Effective Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Preclinical Study

04/26/2022

– Vaccine candidate combining Beta- and Delta-specific mRNAs shows strong protection and immune responses during preclinical challenge study – Demonstrated neutralizing capacity against the Omicron variant in vaccinated animals – Technology adaptation for bivalent approach for COVID-19 vaccines potentially allows for broader protection against emerging variants Excerpt from the Press Release: TÜBINGEN, GERMANY and BOSTON,…

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Exelixis Announces Initiation of First-In-Human Phase 1 Trial Evaluating XL114 Monotherapy in Patients with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

04/26/2022

 XL114 is a CARD11-BCL10-MALT1 pathway inhibitor with demonstrated activity in lymphoma models that are resistant to Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitors – Excerpt from the Press Release: ALAMEDA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apr. 14, 2022– Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXEL) today announced initiation of the dose-escalation stage of the first-in-human phase 1 trial of XL114, a novel anti-cancer compound that inhibits the…

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OncXerna Therapeutics Announces Journal of Clinical Oncology Publication Featuring Phase 1b Data of Navicixizumab Plus Paclitaxel in Ovarian Cancer

04/26/2022

Overall response rate (ORR) of 43% and median duration of response of 6 months seen with navicixizumab-paclitaxel combination in heavily pretreated platinum-resistant ovarian cancer patients Xerna™ TME Panel shows enhanced response in biomarker positive (62%) vs. biomarker negative patients (25%) Results support co-development of navicixizumab and Xerna TME Panel in ovarian cancer Excerpt from the…

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Innovent Receives NMPA Breakthrough Designation for IBI310, the Anti-CTLA-4 Monoclonal Antibody, Combined with Sintilimab in Advanced Cervical Cancer Treatment

04/25/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO and SUZHOU, China, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Innovent Biologics, Inc. (“Innovent”) (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high-quality medicines for the treatment of oncology, metabolic, autoimmune and other major diseases, announced that the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy…

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Sciwind Biosciences Announces Initiation of Dosing in Phase 1 Clinical Trial Evaluating XW004, an oral tablet formulation of its Proprietary GLP-1 Analogue (Ecnoglutide)

04/25/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: HANGZHOU, China and SAN FRANCISCO, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Sciwind Biosciences Co., Ltd., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative therapies to treat metabolic disease, today announced the initiation of subject dosing in its Phase 1 clinical trial of XW004. XW004 is an oral tablet formulation of Ecnoglutide, a novel…

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Oncolytics Biotech® Announces Publication of Preclinical Data Demonstrating the Synergistic Anti-Cancer Activity of Pelareorep Combined with CAR T Cell Therapy in Solid Tumors in Science Translational Medicine

04/25/2022

– Pelareorep-CAR T combination may expand the commercial potential of CAR T cells to solid tumors – Combining CAR T cells with pelareorep prevented antigen escape by creating CAR T cells with dual specificity through a novel mechanism – Loading CAR T cells with pelareorep led to dramatic improvements in their persistence and anti-cancer activity as…

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Foghorn Therapeutics Presents New Preclinical Data on Novel BRG1/BRM Inhibitor FHD-286 at the 2022 AACR Annual Meeting

04/22/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Foghorn® Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: FHTX), a company pioneering the discovery and development of a new class of medicines targeting genetically determined dependencies within the chromatin regulatory system, today announced preclinical data supporting the clinical development and mechanistic understanding of BAF inhibition through the…

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Surface Oncology Announces Initiation of Phase 2 Studies Evaluating SRF388 in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

04/22/2022

Randomized Phase 2 clinical study evaluating SRF388 in first-line hepatocellular carcinoma in clinical collaboration with Roche Single-arm Phase 2 clinical study evaluating SRF388 as a monotherapy in patients with previously-treated non-small-cell lung cancer Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Surface Oncology (Nasdaq: SURF), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing next-generation immunotherapies…

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Vedanta Biosciences Publishes Phase 1a/1b Results for Lead Program VE303 in Cell Host & Microbe and Highlights Planned Presentations of Phase 2 VE303 Results

04/22/2022

Full Phase 1 data analysis of VE303, a defined bacterial consortium candidate for C. difficile infection, published in Cell Host & Microbe Positive topline Phase 2 results for VE303 announced in 2021; Phase 3 preparations underway Acceptance of three abstracts for podium presentations at Digestive Disease Week 2022 Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vedanta Biosciences, a…

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