Oncology
Addition of a cross-ancestry polygenic risk score to the standard of care clinical risk predictor tool improved breast cancer risk assessment across multiple ancestries Excerpt from the Press Release: MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — MyOme, a clinical whole genome platform analysis company, today announced new data on its cross-ancestry integrated risk score…
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OTX-2002 is the First-Ever Epigenomic Controller in a New Class of Programmable mRNA Therapeutics to be Administered to Patients Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the first systematic approach to use mRNA therapeutics as programmable epigenetic medicines, today announced…
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– MCLA-129 observed to be well tolerated with a favorable safety profile – Antitumor activity was observed among heavily pretreated patients, across multiple tumor types and dose levels – Initial recommended phase 2 dose 1500 mg every two weeks; expansion cohorts enrolling – Investor call to discuss a MCLA-129 program update on October 26 at 13:30…
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L-Dex Found to be a Cost Effective, Reproducible, and Practical Method to Monitor Breast Cancer Patients for Early Signs of Lymphedema Excerpt from the Press Release: CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — ImpediMed Limited (ASX: IPD) is pleased to announce publication of a systematic literature review showing that early detection and intervention of breast…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq:VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced the appointment of Anil Kapur to its Board of Directors, effective October 20, 2022. Mr. Kapur is the Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Chief Commercial Officer at Geron Corporation. “Anil’s deep…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Phanes Therapeutics, Inc. (Phanes), a clinical stage biotech company focused on oncology, announced today that it has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to commence Phase I studies with PT217, its anti-Delta-like ligand 3 (DLL3)/anti-Cluster of differentiation 47 (CD47)…
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Novel assay developed to assess the extent of alpha-dystroglycan (⍺DG) glycosylation, the core pathology of LDMD2i, from muscle biopsy samples Increase in the ratio of glycosylated αDG to total αDG from baseline towards normal levels, suggesting that the investigational oral therapy, BBP-418, has the potential to address the root cause of LGMD2i Large, sustained reduction…
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Biomea Fusion announces FDA clearance of Investigational New Drug (IND) application for covalent menin inhibitor BMF-219 in KRAS solid tumors. Biomea Fusion will now initiate a Phase I/Ib clinical trial (COVALENT-102) of BMF-219 as a monotherapy in patients who have unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), colorectal cancer (CRC) or pancreatic…
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FDA Meeting Planned for Q4 to Discuss Regulatory Path Forward Based on Encouraging Results to Date in Ongoing RAMP 201 Trial in LGSOC Results of Part A of RAMP 202 Trial in KRAS G12V-Mutant NSCLC Show VS-6766 ± Defactinib Did Not Meet Criteria to Continue to Expansion Phase RAMP Trials with VS-6766 Combinations in KRAS…
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AMP-protein-based vaccines administered intranasally to mice and nonhuman primates (NHPs) were transported across the epithelial lining to the nasal-associated lymphoid tissue (NALT) and persisted in the nasal mucosa eliciting immune responses at both local and distal mucosal sites Intranasal immunization with AMP-conjugated HIV Env gp120 or SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain (RBD) proteins elicited 100- to…
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