Oncology

Onconova Therapeutics Announces Updated Data from Investigator-sponsored Phase 1/2a Trial Evaluating Rigosertib in Combination with Nivolumab in Advanced KRAS-mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer at the ESMO Congress 2022

09/19/2022

Data show an early signal of efficacy in an extensively pre-treated population with 1 complete response and 2 partial responses achieved in 14 evaluable patients Responses achieved in patients with 3 distinct and different KRAS mutations, confirming the MOA of rigosertib being KRAS+ agnostic 4 of 14 (29%) evaluable patients demonstrated disease control The combination…

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IMFINZI® (durvalumab) plus chemotherapy further improved overall survival benefit in advanced biliary tract cancer in the TOPAZ-1 Phase III trial, reducing the risk of death by 24% in additional follow-up

09/19/2022

HIMALAYA Phase III trial exploratory results support the benefit of tremelimumab added to IMFINZI in unresectable liver cancer regardless of etiology Excerpt from the Press Release: WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Updated results from the TOPAZ-1 Phase III trial showed AstraZeneca’s IMFINZI® (durvalumab), in combination with standard-of-care chemotherapy demonstrated a clinically meaningful and durable overall survival (OS) benefit…

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Regen BioPharma Develops Novel Means of Using CAR-T cell Immunotherapy to Attack Solid Tumors

08/30/2022

Company Develops A Two-Step Sequential Approach Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Regen BioPharma, Inc. (OTC PINK: RGBP) and (OTC PINK: RGBPP) announced today development of a novel immunotherapy for treatment of solid tumors. Current cellular approaches to kill cancer involve administration of a specific type of modified T…

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ALX Oncology and Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative™ Announce the Selection of Evorpacept in the I-SPY-P1 TRIAL in Combination with Enhertu® in Breast Cancer

08/26/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — ALX Oncology Holdings Inc., (“ALX Oncology”) (Nasdaq: ALXO) a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing therapies that block the CD47 checkpoint pathway, and Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative™ (“Quantum Leap”) today announced that ALX Oncology’s next generation CD47 blocker, evorpacept, has been selected for…

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Innovent Announces First Subject Dosed in Phase 1 Study of IBI311 (Anti-IGF-1R Monoclonal Antibody)

08/24/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO and SUZHOU, China, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Innovent Biologics, Inc. (“Innovent”) (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high-quality medicines for the treatment of oncology, metabolic, autoimmune, ophthalmology and other major diseases, announces that the first healthy volunteer has been successfully dosed in…

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SpIntellx and iCura Diagnostics Partner to Expand Access to Advanced Spatial Analytics and Explainable AI Products for Pathology and Oncology Research

08/23/2022

SpIntellx, Inc., a leader in spatially intelligent biology, and iCura Diagnostics, a leading contract research organization (CRO) focused on capitalizing multiomic data to accelerate end-to-end clinical workflow solutions and biomarker discovery, today announced a partnership to transform precision oncology through unlocking the power of genomic, proteomics, and transcriptomic data using advanced spatial analytics. Excerpt from…

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BostonGene Announces Publication in Cancer Cell Revealing the Development of a Machine Learning Cellular Deconvolution Algorithm that Accurately Reconstructs the Tumor Microenvironment and Supports Oncology Clinical Decision-making

08/19/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BostonGene today announced the online publication of the manuscript, “Precise reconstruction of the tumor microenvironment using bulk RNA-seq and a unique machine learning algorithm trained on artificial transcriptomes”in Cancer Cell, a premier peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes high impact results in cancer research and oncology.The study demonstrated the ability…

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Olema Oncology Advances OP-1250 into Phase 2 Monotherapy Expansion in Patients with ER+/HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer

08/19/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Olema Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Olema” or “Olema Oncology,” Nasdaq: OLMA), today announced the advancement of OP-1250, a complete estrogen receptor (ER) antagonist (CERAN) and a selective ER degrader (SERD), into Phase 2 clinical development for the treatment of ER+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer. “We are excited…

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Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Publication of INTRIGUE Phase 3 Clinical Study Results in Journal of Clinical Oncology

08/18/2022

– Efficacy Observed with QINLOCK® was Comparable to Sunitinib with a More Favorable Safety and Tolerability Profile in GIST Patients Previously Treated with Imatinib – Excerpt from the Press Release: WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCPH), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing important new medicines to improve the lives of people with cancer,…

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ALX Oncology Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 2 Investigator-Sponsored Trial of Evorpacept in Combination with Cetuximab and Pembrolizumab in Patients with Advanced Colorectal Cancer

08/17/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ALX Oncology Holdings Inc., (“ALX Oncology”) (Nasdaq: ALXO), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing therapies that block the CD47 checkpoint pathway, today announced the initiation of a Phase 2 investigator-sponsored study of evorpacept, a next generation CD47 blocker, in combination with…

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