Oncology

Oncolytics Biotech® Announces Publication of Preclinical Data Demonstrating the Synergistic Anti-Cancer Activity of Pelareorep Combined with CAR T Cell Therapy in Solid Tumors in Science Translational Medicine

04/25/2022

– Pelareorep-CAR T combination may expand the commercial potential of CAR T cells to solid tumors – Combining CAR T cells with pelareorep prevented antigen escape by creating CAR T cells with dual specificity through a novel mechanism – Loading CAR T cells with pelareorep led to dramatic improvements in their persistence and anti-cancer activity as…

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Surface Oncology Announces Initiation of Phase 2 Studies Evaluating SRF388 in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

04/22/2022

Randomized Phase 2 clinical study evaluating SRF388 in first-line hepatocellular carcinoma in clinical collaboration with Roche Single-arm Phase 2 clinical study evaluating SRF388 as a monotherapy in patients with previously-treated non-small-cell lung cancer Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Surface Oncology (Nasdaq: SURF), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing next-generation immunotherapies…

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ORIC Pharmaceuticals Presents Promising Preclinical Data on Three Programs at the 2022 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting

04/19/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and SAN DIEGO, April 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ORIC), a clinical stage oncology company focused on developing treatments that address mechanisms of therapeutic resistance, presented three preclinical poster presentations and one preclinical oral presentation at the 2022 American Cancer Research Association…

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Trishula Therapeutics Announces Promising Early Phase 1b Data of TTX-030, an Anti-CD39 Antibody, in Combination with Chemoimmunotherapy as First-Line Treatment for Locally Advanced or Metastatic Gastric Cancer/GEJ Cancer

04/19/2022

– Promising efficacy seen including in patients with PD-L1 low tumors – Favorable safety profile with minimal additive safety burden in combination – Updated results of the ongoing study presented in oral presentation at American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Trishula Therapeutics, Inc., a…

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Artelo Biosciences Reports Positive Pre-clinical Results for Lead Program in Cancer-Related Cachexia

04/19/2022

New Research from Trinity College Dublin Indicates Broader Therapeutic Potential for ART27.13 Excerpt from the Press Release: SOLANA BEACH, Calif., April 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Artelo Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARTL), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on modulating lipid-signaling pathways to develop treatments for people living with cancer, pain, and neurological conditions, today announced that ART27.13, a peripherally selective…

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Boundless Bio Presents Data on the Novel Discovery of the Association Between Extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) and Replication Stress at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2022

04/18/2022

The study reveals replication stress in ecDNA enabled cancers as a unique vulnerability and therapeutic strategy for treating gene amplified cancers Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Boundless Bio, a next-generation precision oncology company developing innovative therapeutics directed against extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) in oncogene amplified cancers, today will present a new finding at the American…

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Advaxis Announces Publication of ADXS-PSA Data in The Oncologist

04/15/2022

ADXS-PSA in combination with KEYTRUDA® in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is associated with prolonged overall survival in this population, particularly in patients with visceral metastasis Median overall survival of 16.4 months for patients with visceral metastases treated with ADXS-PSA in combination with KEYTRUDA® compared to ~9 months from historical data with KEYTRUDA® alone Median overall survival of 33.7…

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BriaCell advances preparatory work for new Bria-OTS™ breast cancer clinical trial

04/14/2022

Bria-OTS™ would build on BriaCell’s existing clinical trial data with Bria-IMT™, treating each patient with the optimized pre-manufactured Bria-OTS™ formulation based on HLA-type. BriaCell and National Cancer Institute collaborating on Bria-OTS™, BriaCell’s off-the-shelf personalized immunotherapy, as a treatment for cancer. BriaCell to present Bria-OTS™ approach at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2022. Excerpt from the…

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Twist Bioscience Signs Antibody Discovery Collaboration with MediSix Therapeutics to Develop T-cell Therapies

04/13/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: OUTH SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST), a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA using its silicon platform, and MediSix Therapeutics, a cell therapy company creating novel therapeutics to target T-cell leukemia and lymphoma, today announced a collaboration to discover novel antibodies against…

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Anixa Biosciences Announces the Initiation of its Ovarian Cancer CAR-T Phase 1 Trial at Moffitt Cancer Center

04/11/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN JOSE, Calif., March 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Anixa Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIX), a biotechnology company focused on the treatment and prevention of cancer and infectious diseases, today announced the initiation of a Phase 1 trial evaluating its novel chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy in ovarian cancer. The CAR-T approach used for Anixa’s therapy…

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