Oncology

BostonGene and WellDyne Announce Strategic Partnership to Predict Immunotherapy Response and Reduce Overall Cost of Care in Cancer

01/24/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: WALTHAM, Mass. & LAKELAND, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BostonGene Corporation and WellDyne today announced a strategic partnership to improve therapeutic decision-making for cancer patients. With BostonGene Tumor Portrait™ Tests, WellDyne will increase efficiency and therapy selection for patients who are candidates for immunotherapy in melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, gastric, bladder and kidney…

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Panavance Therapeutics Inc. Created to Transform Cancer Treatment

01/24/2022

The new company is focused on developing GP-2250, a novel cancer therapeutic with a unique mechanism of action Excerpt from the Press Release: Panavance Therapeutics Inc. (“Panavance”) is a new clinical-stage pharmaceutical company created to advance and develop GP-2250, a patented, novel therapeutic for the treatment of cancer and other therapeutic indications. GP-2250 is a…

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Rubius Therapeutics Announces Dosing of First Patient in Phase 1/2 Trial of RTX-224, a Broad Immune Agonist, for the Treatment of Certain Solid Tumors

01/20/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rubius Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: RUBY), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that is biologically engineering red blood cells to create an entirely new class of cellular medicines called Red Cell Therapeutics™ for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune disease, today announced that the first…

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Gritstone Announces First Patient Enrolled for Phase 2/3 Trial Evaluating Individualized Neoantigen Vaccine GRANITE for First Line (1L) Maintenance Treatment of Metastatic, Microsatellite-Stable Colorectal Cancer (MSS-CRC)

01/18/2022

— Phase 2/3 GRANITE-CRC-1L trial has registrational intent — — Updated data from Phase 1/2 trial in end-stage metastatic MSS-CRC further support the association of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) reduction with extended overall survival — — GRANITE has received Fast Track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of MSS-CRC –…

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Bolt Biotherapeutics Doses First Patient with BDC-1001 in Combination with OPDIVO® (nivolumab) in Ongoing Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial for the Treatment of HER2-Expressing Solid Tumors

01/13/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bolt Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BOLT), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering a new class of immuno-oncology agents that combine the targeting precision of antibodies with the power of both the innate and adaptive immune systems, today announced that the first patient has…

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NANOBIOTIX Announces First Patient Enrolled in NANORAY-312 Global Phase III Registrational Study of NBTXR3 in Head and Neck Cancer

01/11/2022

First patient randomized in pivotal phase III study evaluating radiotherapy-activated NBTXR3 with or without cetuximab in high-risk elderly patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma The randomized study is designed to demonstrate treatment outcome superiority of radiotherapy-activated NBTXR3 versus the standard of care for global registration The US Food and Drug Administration…

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Wistar and Stanford Medicine to Begin Phase 2 Clinical Trial of VK-2019 in Patients with Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Positive Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

01/11/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: The Wistar Institute announces the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical study of VK-2019 in patients with advanced Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and lymphoma. The study, led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, will enroll patients who have recurred or progressed following standard therapy or have…

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DiaCarta Enters a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to Develop Cancer Tests based on its Novel XNA Technology

01/11/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: PLEASANTON, Calif., Jan. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — DiaCarta Inc., a precision molecular diagnostics company and leading developer of novel oncology tests using liquid biopsy today announced that the company, under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, will collaborate on…

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AVEO Oncology Announces Clinical Trial Collaboration and Supply Agreement with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany to Evaluate Ficlatuzumab and ERBITUX® (cetuximab) in Patients with Recurrent or Metastatic HNSCC

01/10/2022

Manufacturing of Ficlatuzumab Clinical Supply to Commence in 2Q 2022; Initiation of Registrational Study in HPV Negative R/M HNSCC Expected in 1H 2023 Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON, Jan. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AVEO Oncology (Nasdaq: AVEO), a commercial stage, oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has entered into a clinical trial…

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Sanofi to pay $1.2bn to acquire Amunix and its ‘stealth’ technology

01/06/2022

Sanofi will acquire Amunix’s next-generation protein engineering tech that allows biologic drugs to circulate in ‘stealth’ mode, becoming active only in diseased tissues Excerpt from the Press Release: Sanofi has agreed to purchase US-based immuno-oncology company Amunix Pharmaceuticals for $1bn upfront and another $225m in milestones. The deal brings with it Amunix’s proprietary ‘stealth’ technology…

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