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Preliminary Phase 1/2a trial data show an early signal of activity in extensively pre-treated population with 2 partial responses out of 7 evaluable patients Responses were seen in patients with different KRAS mutations Data supports further development of rigosertib, in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors in KRAS mutated (KRAS+) non-small cell lung cancer Management hosting…
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CARISMA Therapeutics Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative immunotherapies, announced today that that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to CT-0508, a human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) targeted chimeric antigen receptor macrophage (CAR-M) for the treatment of patients…
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Second Genome, leveraging machine learning capabilities and patient samples from studies led by VCU School of Medicine Professor Dr. Arun Sanyal, to identify microbiome signals to diagnose patients with NASH who have advanced fibrosis BRISBANE, Calif., Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Second Genome, a biotechnology company that leverages its proprietary platform sg-4sight to discover and develop precision…
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REHOVOT, Israel and WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ayala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AYLA), a clinical-stage oncology company focused on developing and commercializing small molecule therapeutics for patients suffering from rare and aggressive cancers, today announced the publication of two case studies of adult patients with desmoid tumors treated with AL101 in Current Oncology.…
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Twist Bioscience Corporation (Nasdaq: TWST) today reported that its internally-discovered antibody candidate TB202-3 (CoVIC-094), demonstrated potent binding to diverse SARS-CoV-2 variant mutations, including strains with the E484K, N501Y, D614G, Y453F and K417N mutations in pseudovirus assays, indicating this therapeutic antibody may be effective in treating many strains of COVID-19. The Coronavirus…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON, Sept. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SHEPHERD Therapeutics, a company dedicated to catalyzing lifesaving treatments for cancer patients, is pleased to present an e-poster of results from a computational approach to optimizing therapeutic selection for cancer patients using the Company’s proprietary precision-oncology DELVE platform, at the European Society for…
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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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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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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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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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