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BridgeBio Pharma Announces Dosing of First Patient in Phase 1/2 Trial of Investigational Gene Therapy for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)

02/03/2022

– If successful, BridgeBio’s investigational gene therapy BBP-631 would be the first therapy for CAH to restore the body’s hormone and steroid balance by enabling people with CAH to make their own cortisol and aldosterone -Initial Phase 1/2 data readout anticipated in the second half of 2022 -BridgeBio’s gene therapy portfolio also includes a clinical stage…

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Excision BioTherapeutics Initiates Phase 1/2 Trial Evaluating EBT-101 as a Potential Cure for HIV

02/03/2022

EBT-101 is a CRISPR-based therapeutic being developed as a potential functional cure for people living with HIV First-in-human trial is now open for enrollment Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Excision BioTherapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing CRISPR-based therapies intended to cure viral infectious diseases, today announced…

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Aridis Pharmaceuticals Receives Funding to Evaluate Inhaled Monoclonal Antibodies to Block Influenza and SARS-CoV-2 Transmission

02/03/2022

Funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will support the development of Aridis’ inhaled formulation technology to deliver cost-effective monoclonal antibodies against influenza and COVID-19 Excerpt from the Press Release: OS GATOS, Calif., Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDS), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel anti-infective therapies to treat…

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Oncolytics Biotech® Partner Adlai Nortye Advances to the Second Dose Escalation Cohort of the Chinese Bridging Trial Evaluating Pelareorep-Paclitaxel Combination Treatment in Breast Cancer

02/02/2022

Enrollment in the first dose escalation is complete with no safety issues reported to date Trial is designed to accelerate pelareorep’s development in Asian territories such as China, the world’s second-largest pharmaceutical market Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, Calif. and CALGARY, AB, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Oncolytics Biotech® Inc. (NASDAQ: ONCY) (TSX: ONC) today announced that its partner Adlai Nortye…

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Checkpoint Therapeutics Announces Positive Topline Results from the Registration-Enabling Trial of Cosibelimab in Metastatic Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

02/02/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: Study met primary endpoint with 47.4% objective response rate Safety and tolerability profile consistent with previously reported data Planned BLA submission on track for later this year Conference call to be held today, Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 8:30 AM ET WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Checkpoint…

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Sorrento Announces Its Oral SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease (Mpro) Inhibitor, STI-1558, Strongly Neutralizes Omicron

02/02/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: STI-1558, a novel oral Mpro inhibitor, effectively inhibits Omicron virus entry and replication in cells. STI-1558 is orally bioavailable with improved human liver microsomal stability to avoid using Ritonavir as a pharmacokinetic enhancer in humans. SAN DIEGO, Jan. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRNE, “Sorrento”) today…

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Cyclerion Therapeutics Announces Initiation of Patient Dosing in CY6463 Phase 2a Study in Alzheimer’s Disease with Vascular Pathology

02/01/2022

Study to evaluate safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and potential to improve cognition Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cyclerion Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYCN), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company on a mission to develop treatments that restore cognitive function, today announced that patient dosing has begun in its Phase 2a study…

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AVEO Oncology Presents Three Posters for Tivozanib/Immunotherapy Combinations at the 2022 ASCO GI Cancers Symposium

01/31/2022

First line cohort of the Phase 1b/2 DEDUCTIVE study demonstrates promising efficacy and tolerability of tivozanib plus durvalumab in first line HCC Two trials in progress posters presentations for the DEDUCTIVE HCC study and the recently initiated Phase 1b/2 IMMCO-1 study of tivozanib and atezolizumab in multiple immunologically cold tumors Excerpt from the Press Release:…

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Palleon Pharmaceuticals Announces IND Clearance for First-in-Class Cancer Immunotherapy Leveraging Glyco-Immunology

01/28/2022

– Phase 1/2 trial of E-602 expected to open in Q1 2022 in patients with solid tumors – Excerpt from the Press Release: WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Palleon Pharmaceuticals, a company pioneering the field of glyco-immunology to treat cancer and inflammatory diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the company’s investigational new…

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Vigeo Therapeutics Advances VT1021 Into Phase 2-3 Registrational Study for Glioblastoma

01/28/2022

VT1021 Selected by Global Coalition for Adaptive Research (GCAR) for Inclusion in Its GBM AGILE Phase 2-3 Adaptive Platform Trial for Patients with Glioblastoma Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Vigeo Therapeutics, a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company pioneering novel cancer therapies, today announced its lead candidate VT1021 will advance into a Phase 2-3 registrational…

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