Oncology

BeiGene Announces Health Canada Approval for BRUKINSA® (zanubrutinib) in Relapsed or Refractory Marginal Zone Lymphoma

03/11/2022

Follows U.S. approval for relapsed or refractory marginal zone lymphoma in 2021 Third approved indication for BRUKINSA in Canada, following mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia (WM) Excerpt from the Press Release: MISSISSAUGA, Ontario & CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & BEIJING & BASEL, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BeiGene (NASDAQ: BGNE; HKEX: 06160; SSE: 688235), a global, science-driven biotechnology company…

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ALX Oncology Announces First Patient Dosed in ASPEN-06, a Phase 2/3 Study of Evorpacept for the Treatment of Patients with Advanced Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer

03/11/2022

Phase 2/3 study initiated in collaboration with Eli Lilly and Company Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ALX Oncology Holdings Inc., (“ALX Oncology” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing therapies to block the CD47 checkpoint mechanism, today announced the first patient has been dosed…

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Jacobio JAB-21822 in Combination with Cetuximab Completes First Dose of Colorectal Cancer Patient in China

03/07/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: BEIJING, SHANGHAI and BOSTON, Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Jacobio Pharmaceuticals (1167.HK) announced that its KRAS G12C inhibitor JAB-21822 completed the first patient dosing in combination therapy with Cetuximab at Peking University Cancer Hospital recently. JAB-21822 in combination with cetuximab for the treatment of KRAS G12C-mutated advanced colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer is the second most common tumor…

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Biocept Presentation at Molecular Medicine Tri-Con Meeting Highlights Potential of CNSide™ Assay to Support Development of Targeted Therapies for Metastatic Brain Cancer

03/04/2022

Ability to serially monitor treatment response, identify key biomarkers and customize assay aids clinical research efforts to improve treatment for metastatic cancers involving brain and spinal cord Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 22, 2022– Biocept, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIOC), a leading provider of molecular diagnostic assays, products and services, highlighted the ability of its CNSide™ cerebrospinal…

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Naveris’ Head and Neck Cancer Recurrence Detection Study Selected for Presentation at ASTRO 2022 Plenary Session

03/02/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: NATICK, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Naveris, Inc., a leader in molecular diagnostics for viral cancers, today announced the presentation of significant new data at the plenary session of the ASTRO 2022 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancers Symposium supporting the clinical value of its flagship diagnostic test, NavDx®. In a real-world analysis of 1,076…

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EPIC SCIENCES AND FULGENT GENETICS COLLABORATE TO DELIVER DefineMBC™ RESULTS FOR METASTATIC BREAST CANCER PATIENTS

03/01/2022

Epic Sciences scales its workflow for ctDNA testing with Next Generation Sequencing Leader Fulgent Fulgent Genetics’ expertise in high-volume testing powers Epic’s Comprehensive Cancer Profiling Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, Feb. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ –Epic Sciences, Inc. today announced it has partnered with Fulgent Genetics (NASDAQ:FLGT) to deliver DefineMBC comprehensive profiling results for metastatic breast…

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Regen BioPharma, Inc. to Initiate Development of its Modified mRNA anti-Cancer Vaccine Technology

02/18/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, Feb. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Regen BioPharma, Inc. (PINK: RGBP) and (PINK: RGBPP) is embarking on a development program to commercialize its modified mRNA anti-cancer vaccine targeting the Survivin protein.  In the first phase of the development program, Regen will design and have experiments carried out that will form the initial…

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Accuray TomoTherapy® Helical Radiotherapy System Helps Preserve Breast Cancer Patients’ Long-term Heart and Lung Functionality

02/17/2022

– Phase III, randomized controlled trial results highlight patient reported outcomes at 10 years’follow-up– TomoTherapy delivered hypofractionated radiotherapy was superior to conventional radiotherapy in maintaining patients’ heart and lung functioning, enabling them to more easily perform daily and leisure time activities, and/or work Excerpt from the Press Release: SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Accuray Incorporated (NASDAQ: ARAY)…

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Nanobiotix Announces Publication of New Clinical Case Study Highlighting First Patient Experience of NBTXR3 Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer

02/16/2022

Data published in Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology Peer-reviewed clinical case study reported preliminary data on the first-in-human administration of NBTXR3 for the treatment of pancreatic cancer not eligible for surgery, demonstrating feasibility with no treatment-related toxicity Case study provides the first demonstration of local endoscopic delivery of NBTXR3 to a deep visceral tumor, and…

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Newly Published Data Further Support Mosaic ImmunoEngineering’s Lead Immuno-Oncology Candidate MIE-101 in Combination with OX40 Checkpoint Treatment in Melanoma

02/14/2022

Broad, durable, and systemic anti-tumor immunity observed using inCPMV with OX40 agonist antibodies Intratumoral inCPMV administration in combination with systemic anti-OX40 controlled the progression of the primary as well as secondary untreated tumors 70% of animals survived for at least 100 days post tumor challenge without development of recurrence or metastatic disease Excerpt from the…

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