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Phio Pharmaceuticals Presents Data at ESMO 2021 Demonstrating Persistent Anti-Tumor Immunity with INTASYL Dual-Targeting PD-1 and BRD4

09/24/2021

Local treatment with PD-1 and BRD4 dual-targeting INTASYL also showed complete resolution of tumors in vivo Excerpt from the Press Release: MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: PHIO), a biotechnology company developing the next generation of immuno-oncology therapeutics based on its proprietary self-delivering RNAi (INTASYL™) therapeutic platform, today announced results…

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OncXerna Therapeutics Announces New Phase 2 and Biomarker Data in Gastric Cancer from Bavituximab Program at the ESMO Congress 2021

09/23/2021

22% vs. 4% response rates with bavituximab-pembrolizumab in biomarker positive vs. negative patients using the Xerna™ TME Panel Excerpt from the Press Release: WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oncxerna Therapeutics, Inc. (“OncXerna”), a precision medicine company using an innovative RNA-expression based biomarker platform to predict patient responses to its targeted oncology therapies,…

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Acepodia Presents Positive Interim Phase 1 Feasibility Data for Antibody Cell Effector Therapy, ACE1702, in Advanced HER2-Positive Tumors

09/22/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: Interim results from ongoing Phase 1 dose-escalation study demonstrate safety and tolerability of repeat dosing with ACE1702, a novel, off-the-shelf natural killer cell therapy Initial results show potential for anti-tumor activity Dose escalation is continuing up to 15 billion cells per cycle to determine the recommended starting dose to further…

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Bristol Myers Squibb Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for Opdivo (nivolumab) + Chemotherapy for Patients with HER2-Negative Advanced or Metastatic Gastric, Gastroesophageal Junction or Esophageal Adenocarcinoma whose Tumors Express PD-L1 with CPS ≥ 5

09/21/2021

Recommendation based on positive results from the pivotal Phase 3 CheckMate -649 trial in which Opdivo plus chemotherapy demonstrated superior overall survival versus chemotherapy Excerpt from the Press Release: PRINCETON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has…

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F-star Therapeutics to Present FS120 Phase 1 Trial-in-Progress Update at ESMO 2021

09/21/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: Preclinical Data Indicates a Broad Therapeutic Window for F-star’s First-in-Class Tetravalent Dual T cell Agonist CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — F-star Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing next generation bispecific immunotherapies to transform the lives of patients with cancer,…

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Carrick Therapeutics Presents Encouraging Initial Efficacy for Samuraciclib (CT-7001) in Combination with Fulvestrant in Advanced HR+, HER2- Breast Cancer Patients at ESMO Congress 2021

09/20/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: Phase 2a Tolerability and Efficacy Data Supports Further Clinical Development of Samuraciclib in Combination with Fulvestrant in HR+, HER2- Breast Cancer Previously Treated with a CDK4/6 Inhibitor DUBLIN, Ireland and BOSTON, Sept. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Carrick Therapeutics, an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing highly differentiated therapies, today…

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Combination of Balstilimab Plus Zalifrelimab Doubles Responses in 2L Cervical Cancer in Data to Be Presented at ESMO

09/20/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: Objective response rate of 33% and median duration of response not reached with 19.4 months median follow-up in PD-L1+ tumors; expands benefit of anti-PD-1 alone Improved responses seen across all histology subgroups including populations of patients unresponsive to other therapies Dr. David O’Malley to present data in an oral presentation…

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Gritstone Announces Dosing of First Solid Tumor Patient with Optimized SLATE “Off-the-Shelf” Mutant KRAS-directed Neoantigen Immunotherapy in Phase 2 Clinical Trial

09/20/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: SLATE version (v) 1, Gritstone’s “off the-shelf” neoantigen immunotherapy (including KRAS, TP53 mutations), elicited multiple molecular responses and an unconfirmed RECIST radiologic response in patients with NSCLC who had progressed on prior immunotherapy SLATE v2 (a mutant KRAS-focused version), which is optimized for increased immune response, has been administered to…

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Kinnate Biopharma Inc. Presents Preclinical Data on its Lead FGFR Inhibitor Candidate at the JCA-AACR Precision Cancer Medicine International Conference

09/17/2021

KIN-3248 demonstrates highly-selective, potent, and broad-spectrum activity against mutations in both the FGFR2 and FGFR3 kinase domains – including acquired gatekeeper, molecular brake, and activation loop resistance mutations Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO and SAN DIEGO, Sept. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kinnate Biopharma Inc. (Nasdaq: KNTE) (“Kinnate”), a biopharmaceutical company focused on…

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GT Biopharma Advances GTB-3650, a Second-Generation Tri-Specific Killer Engager -TriKE®, Into IND-Enabling Studies

09/17/2021

– GTB-3650 is a novel molecule based on camelid single-domain antibody technology with advantages that build upon the strong proof-of-concept data from the Company’s first-generation TriKE® program, GTB-3550 – GTB-3650 has shown significantly higher potency than GTB-3550 in preclinical models, as detailed in a recent peer reviewed publication¹ – Company now plans to accelerate its…

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