Oncology

Ikena Oncology Announces New Program in Next-Generation MEK-RAF Inhibition and Provides Corporate Update

12/02/2022

Novel best-in-class MEK-RAF complex inhibitor IK-595 targets RAS pathway; IND in 2023 Novel paralog-selective TEAD inhibitor IK-930 advancing as planned in dose escalation; clinical data in 2023 Company prioritizes advancement of targeted oncology portfolio; cash runway extended into 2025 Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON, Nov. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ikena Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq:…

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Unexpected Result: COVID-19 Vaccination Improves Effectiveness of Cancer Treatment

11/29/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: Clinical study on nasopharyngeal cancer with an unexpected result. Patients with nasopharyngeal cancer are often treated with drugs that activate their immune system against the tumor. Scientists feared that vaccination against COVID-19 could reduce the success of cancer treatment or cause severe side effects—until now. A recent study now gives…

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Ayala Pharmaceuticals Announces First Patient Dosed with AL102 in Phase 3 Segment of RINGSIDE Trial in Desmoid Tumors

11/24/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: REHOVOT, Israel and WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 16, 2022 (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 tumors and aggressive cancers, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in Part B of RINGSIDE, the…

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RenovoRx Announces Presentations at the Advanced Interventional Management Symposium (AIMsymposium) Highlighting its Innovative RenovoTAMP® Therapy Platform for Targeted Treatment of Cancers

11/23/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: LOS ALTOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RenovoRx, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNXT), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the localized treatment of difficult-to-treat solid tumors through its proprietary RenovoRx Trans-Arterial Micro-Perfusion (RenovoTAMP) therapy platform, today announced RenovoTAMP was highlighted in two presentations delivered at the Advanced Interventional Management Symposium (AIMsymposium). RenovoTAMP is a unique therapy platform…

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Candel Therapeutics Announces Oral Presentation of Updated Data from its Phase 1 Clinical Trial of CAN-3110 in 41 Patients with Recurrent High-Grade Glioma at the Society for Neuro-Oncology 27th Annual Meeting

11/23/2022

CAN-3110 designed to limit replication and promote anti-tumor response to tumor cells while protecting healthy tissue No dose-limiting toxicities observed in 41 patients with recurrent high-grade glioma (rHGG) Median overall survival was 11.6 months after a single injection of CAN-3110 in patients with rHGG; one patient achieved a complete response lasting more than one year…

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Agenus Data at CTOS 2022 Highlight Durable Clinical Responses of Botensilimab / Balstilimab Combination in Advanced Sarcoma

11/22/2022

Overall response rate (ORR) of 46% and disease control rate (DCR) of 69% in heavily pre-treated patients who have received a median of 3 prior lines of therapy Patient responses include sarcoma subtypes that historically do not respond to immunotherapy, including responses in 3 of 4 patients with visceral angiosarcoma 67% of patient responses have…

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GRAIL CCGA Discovery Results Published in Cancer Cell Reveal Methylation as Promising DNA Hallmark for Multi-Cancer Early Detection

11/21/2022

Methylation Approach Had One of the Highest Cancer Signal Detection Sensitivities and Best Predicted Cancer Signal Origin of the Evaluated Technologies Approach Informed Development of Galleri® Multi-Cancer Early Detection Blood Test Analysis is Part of Extensive and Systematic Comparison of Cancer Specific Cell-Free DNA Features for Multi-Cancer Early Detection Excerpt from the Press Release: MENLO…

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Corner Therapeutics Debuts with Data Presentation on its Dendritic Cell Hyperactivation Platform at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Annual Meeting

11/17/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: WATERTOWN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Corner Therapeutics, a biotechnology company exploiting a new scientific paradigm to boost memory T cell responses to disease, debuts today with presentation of data on its dendritic cell hyperactivation (hDC) platform at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC), taking place November 8-12,…

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Tempest Presents Data Showing TPST-1120-Induced Pharmacodynamic Changes Consistent with Clinical Benefit Observed in Patients with Cancer

11/16/2022

TPST-1120 Late-breaking Poster Presentation at SITC Annual Meeting Second Poster Presentation Demonstrates that Dual Blockade of EP2 and EP4 PGE2 Receptors with TPST-1495 is an Optimal Approach for Drugging the Prostaglandin Pathway Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage oncology…

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Nurix Announces DeTIL-0255 Scientific Presentations at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) and Successful Completion of DeTIL-0255 Phase 1 Safety Run-in

11/15/2022

Presentations highlight use of Nurix’s first-in-class CBL-B inhibitor NX-0255 to enhance growth and profile of T cells for cell therapy in DeTIL-0255 program Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NRIX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing targeted protein modulation drugs designed to treat patients with…

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