Oncology

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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China’s BeiGene expands collaboration with Novartis for oncology medicines

01/06/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: China-based BeiGene has announced an option, collaboration and license agreement with Novartis Pharma AG to develop, manufacture and commercialize BeiGene’s investigational TIGIT inhibitor ociperlimab in North America, Europe, and Japan. In addition, the parties entered into an agreement granting BeiGene rights to market, promote and detail five approved Novartis oncology…

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Kura Oncology Doses First Patient in Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial of Tipifarnib in Combination with Tipifarnib in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

12/22/2021

– Preclinical data suggest HRAS and PI3Kα are co-dependent oncogenes in HNSCC – – Combination has potential to address up to 50% of patients with HNSCC – – Initial cohort comprised of patients with PIK3CA-dependent HNSCC – SAN DIEGO, Dec. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  Kura Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: KURA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed…

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Cullinan Oncology Announces Updated Phase 1/2a Data for CLN-081 in NSCLC EGFR Exon 20 Patients

12/21/2021

CLN-081 continues to demonstrate a differentiated clinical profile at the recommended Phase 2 dose of 100mg BID Continued high response rate with favorable safety and tolerability profile observed in heavily pre-treated patients at 100mg BID Encouraging durable responses and progression free survival at 100mg BID Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 16, 2021…

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Forma Therapeutics’ Investigational Olutasidenib in Combination with Azacitidine Yields Durable Complete Remission in Patients with mIDH1 Acute Myeloid Leukemia

12/21/2021

First Phase 2 combination trial results presented in oral session at 2021 ASH Annual Meeting Olutasidenib with azacitidine well tolerated with a safety profile largely consistent with olutasidenib alone ​ Molecular characteristics of olutasidenib monotherapy response reported in ASH poster presentation Excerpt from the Press Release: WATERTOWN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 16, 2021– Forma Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.…

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Rubius Therapeutics to Highlight the Power of its RED PLATFORM®, Significant Advances Across Red Cell Therapeutic Oncology Pipeline and New Type 1 Diabetes Program at Platform and Pipeline Day

12/21/2021

Highly Versatile and Programmable RED PLATFORM Enables Multiple Modalities to Target Different Immune Pathways Across a Range of Diseases Demonstrated Tolerance Induction with Bystander Suppression in Type 1 Diabetes Preclinical Program with Findings Translatable to Multiple T Cell-Mediated Autoimmune Diseases Advancing Next-Gen Artificial-Antigen Presenting Cells (aAPCs) with Loadable MHC Class 1 Platform, Enabling Presentation of…

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