Oncology

Panavance Therapeutics Announces Publication of Encouraging Preclinical Data Evaluating GP-2250 for the Treatment of Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC)

07/10/2023

Data indicate that GP-2250 has anti-neoplastic effects in virus-negative MCC cells as evidenced by tumor cell viability, proliferation and migration GP-2250 demonstrated ability to downregulate protein expression of aberrant tumorigenic pathways in virus-negative MCC cell lines Excerpt from the Press Release: BERWYN, Pa., June 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Panavance Therapeutics Inc. (“Panavance” or the…

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Pionyr Immunotherapeutics’ Phase 1a Study of TREM1-targeting Antibody PY159 for the Treatment of Solid Tumors Featured at ASCO 2023

06/06/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pionyr Immunotherapeutics, Inc., a company developing first-in-class Myeloid Tuning™ antibody therapeutics that enhance the body’s antitumor immunity by altering, or “tuning,” immune cells within the tumor microenvironment, announced today that PY159, a monoclonal antibody targeting TREM1 (triggering receptor expressed on macrophages 1), was well-tolerated with signals…

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eFFECTOR Therapeutics Reports Positive Data Updates from Phase 2 Expansion Cohorts Evaluating Zotatifin in Patients with ER+ Metastatic Breast Cancer at the ASCO 2023 Annual Meeting

06/05/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: eFFECTOR Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: EFTR), a leader in the development of selective translation regulator inhibitors (“STRIs”) for the treatment of cancer, today announced positive interim data updates from a Phase 2 expansion cohort evaluating zotatifin combined with fulvestrant and abemaciclib (ZFA triplet) in patients with ER+ metastatic breast cancer (mBC).…

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Interim Results From Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial in Solid Tumor Cancers Demonstrate Aulos Bioscience’s AU-007 is Well Tolerated and Uniquely Reduces Regulatory T Cells

05/31/2023

New data in ASCO 2023 abstract show continued trend in decreasing Tregs and eosinophils, bolstering novel mechanism of action of AU-007, Aulos’ computationally designed antibody in the IL-2 class Initial anti-tumor activity has been observed since the ASCO data cutoff date, with additional data anticipated by year-end as the Phase 1/2 trial continues to enroll…

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Investment in Ontario drug discovery research will help develop new cancer medicines for patients

05/16/2023

OICR announces support for five projects through its Cancer Therapeutics Innovation Pipeline (CTIP) Excerpt from the Press Release: Ontario research teams investigating new ways to treat cancer are taking the crucial next steps to bring their discoveries to patients thanks to support from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR). OICR announced it is funding…

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Avenge Bio Announces Successful Completion of First Dose Level Cohort in Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial of AVB-001 for the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer

05/05/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: NATICK, Mass. and QUINCY, Mass., April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Avenge Bio, Inc. (“Avenge”), a clinical stage, oncology-focused biotechnology company developing the LOCOcyte™ Immunotherapy platform for the precision administration of potent immune effector molecules to treat solid tumors, today announced the successful completion of the first dose cohort in a Phase…

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TransCode Therapeutics Announces IRB Approval for FDA Cleared First-In-Human Clinical Trial

05/04/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON, April 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TransCode Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNAZ), a leading clinical-stage oncology company committed to using its proprietary delivery system platform to defeat cancer, announced today that it has received written approval from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute Institutional Review Board (IRB) to proceed with its…

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SkylineDx and NeraCare enter a strategic partnership to advance precision medicine for early-stage melanoma

04/28/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: ROTTERDAM, Netherlands and SAN DIEGO, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — SkylineDx, an innovative diagnostics company focused on research & development of molecular diagnostics for oncology and inflammatory diseases, today announced its first non-academic strategic partnership with NeraCare GmbH from Frankfurt, Germany to co-develop a test to help life science companies…

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Oblato Announces the First Enrollment in a Phase 1 Clinical Trial for an Oral Formulation of OKN-007 in Recurrent High-Grade Glioma Patients in the USA

04/25/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: PRINCETON, N.J., April 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Oblato, Inc. (the Company), a subsidiary company of HLB Therapeutics in Korea, has announced today the first enrollment for recurrent high-grade glioma patients in a Phase 1 clinical trial in the USA with an oral formulation of its proprietary compound OKN-007.  This is…

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Verismo Therapeutics Presents STAR-101 Clinical Trial Design at the Annual Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Conference

04/21/2023

SynKIR™-110 T cell therapy is designed to recognize and eliminate mesothelin-overexpressing tumors in patients with advanced cholangiocarcinoma, malignant pleural mesothelioma and ovarian cancers Excerpt from the Press Release: PHILADELPHIA, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Verismo Therapeutics, a clinical-stage CAR T company, University of Penn spinout, and pioneer of the novel KIR-CAR platform technology, today announced…

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