Oncology

Verastem Oncology Announces RAMP VS-6766 Clinical Trials and Corporate Update

10/18/2022

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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Elicio Therapeutics Announces Publication of Preclinical Data in Science Translational Medicine Demonstrating the AMP Platform Promotes Uptake of Intranasal Vaccine in the Mucosa Amplifying Immune Response

10/18/2022

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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eFFECTOR Therapeutics Appoints Douglas Warner, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer

10/11/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — eFFECTOR Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: EFTR), a leader in the development of selective translation regulator inhibitors (“STRIs”) for the treatment of cancer, today announced it has appointed Douglas Warner, M.D., as chief medical officer. Dr. Warner will develop strategies…

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Imvax Presents New Data on Personalized Whole-Tumor Derived Immunotherapeutic Platform at 2022 International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference

10/10/2022

— Immune responses observed in endometrial cancer and glioblastoma models, complementing prior clinical success in glioblastoma and supporting further development of IEC-001 for the treatment of endometrial cancer — — Data further elucidates foundational anti-tumor mechanisms of the company’s immunotherapeutic platform — Excerpt from the Press Release: PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Imvax, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing…

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Eureka Therapeutics Announces New England Journal of Medicine Publication of Clinical Study Demonstrating GPRC5D as an Active Target for the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma

10/10/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: EMERYVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Eureka Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel T cell therapies to treat cancer, today announced the publication of a study in the New England Journal of Medicine entitled “GPRC5D-Targeted CAR T Cells for Myeloma.” The study was led by Dr. Eric Smith of the Dana-Farber Cancer…

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Biosplice Therapeutics Announced New Clinical Data for Cirtuvivint (SM08502) at the European Society for Clinical Oncology Meeting

10/10/2022

Results showed evidence of clinical activity for cirtuvivint in advanced cancer patients Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, Sept. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Biosplice Therapeutics, Inc. (“Biosplice”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering therapeutics based on CLK/DYRK kinase modulation for major diseases, announced today the presentation of new clinical data for cirtuvivint (SM08502), its…

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ImmunoGen Presents Comprehensive Updates for Mirvetuximab Soravtansine Combination Data in Ovarian Cancer at IGCS

10/07/2022

Mirvetuximab Plus Bevacizumab Demonstrated Meaningful Efficacy in Recurrent FRα-Positive Ovarian Cancer Across a Broad Range of FRα Expression Regardless of Prior Treatment; Data to be Highlighted in Oral Presentation Additional Clinical Benefit Outcomes from Pivotal SORAYA Study Also Reported Excerpt from the Press Release: WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ImmunoGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN), a leader in the expanding…

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New Data Published in JNCI Demonstrate Veracyte’s Decipher Prostate Genomic Classifier May Improve Identification of Aggressive Prostate Cancer in African American Men

09/30/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Veracyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCYT) announced that data published today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute demonstrate that the company’s Decipher Prostate Genomic Classifier may help identify African American men with early, localized prostate cancer who are most likely to harbor more aggressive disease. The…

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Revolution Medicines Doses First Patient in Phase 1/1b Clinical Trial of RMC-6291, Company’s First Mutant-Selective RAS(ON) Inhibitor

09/30/2022

KRASG12C(ON) Inhibitor with highly differentiated mechanism of action being evaluated in patients with cancers harboring KRASG12C mutation RMC-6291 is first mutant-selective RAS(ON) Inhibitor to enter clinic, following closely behind company’s RASMULTI(ON) Inhibitor, RMC-6236 Excerpt from the Press Release: REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Revolution Medicines, Inc. (Nasdaq: RVMD), a clinical-stage oncology…

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ABVC BioPharma Provides ADHD Phase II Part 2 Clinical Study Update and Announces UCSF Institutional Review Board Approval

09/28/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: FREEMONT, CA, Sept. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — ABVC Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABVC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutic solutions in oncology/hematology, CNS, and ophthalmology, today announced enrollment progress in the Phase II Part 2 clinical study of the Company’s ADHD medicine, ABV-1505, currently being conducted at…

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