Oncology
Excerpt from the Press Release: – Clinical activity observed in all three mesothelin-expressing tumor types treated – Gavo-cel disease control rate (DCR) 81% with tumor regression in 15 of 16 evaluable patients – Overall response rate (ORR) 31% in patients infused with gavo-cel following lymphodepletion – Meaningful survival benefit at 11.2 months for patients with…
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Recommendation based on positive results from the pivotal Phase 3 CheckMate -649 trial in which Opdivo plus chemotherapy demonstrated superior overall survival versus chemotherapy Excerpt from the Press Release: PRINCETON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: Phase 2a Tolerability and Efficacy Data Supports Further Clinical Development of Samuraciclib in Combination with Fulvestrant in HR+, HER2- Breast Cancer Previously Treated with a CDK4/6 Inhibitor DUBLIN, Ireland and BOSTON, Sept. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Carrick Therapeutics, an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing highly differentiated therapies, today…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: Objective response rate of 33% and median duration of response not reached with 19.4 months median follow-up in PD-L1+ tumors; expands benefit of anti-PD-1 alone Improved responses seen across all histology subgroups including populations of patients unresponsive to other therapies Dr. David O’Malley to present data in an oral presentation…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: SLATE version (v) 1, Gritstone’s “off the-shelf” neoantigen immunotherapy (including KRAS, TP53 mutations), elicited multiple molecular responses and an unconfirmed RECIST radiologic response in patients with NSCLC who had progressed on prior immunotherapy SLATE v2 (a mutant KRAS-focused version), which is optimized for increased immune response, has been administered to…
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Study conducted with investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute showed ctDNA changes pre- and post-ICI therapy associated with resistance to treatment; Suggests liquid biopsy may be a useful tool for personalizing immunotherapy in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma Excerpt from the Press Release: PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Precision oncology company Lucence, in collaboration with researchers at Dana-Farber…
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KIN-3248 demonstrates highly-selective, potent, and broad-spectrum activity against mutations in both the FGFR2 and FGFR3 kinase domains – including acquired gatekeeper, molecular brake, and activation loop resistance mutations Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO and SAN DIEGO, Sept. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kinnate Biopharma Inc. (Nasdaq: KNTE) (“Kinnate”), a biopharmaceutical company focused on…
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Personalized Therapy Biosimulation Identifies Novel Biomarkers that Predict Drug and Immunotherapy Response in Patients with NSCLC Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cellworks Group, Inc., a world leader in Personalized Medicine in the key therapeutic areas of Oncology and Immunology, today announced that results from patient stratification studies using the Cellworks Computational…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) and Merck (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada) today announced a partnership to develop and commercialize tests that identify genetic mutations used in the assessment of homologous recombination deficiency (HRD). Patients whose tumors are HRD-positive may be…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have grown miniature human lungs in a lab dish that they say come the closest to mimicking the real thing—complete with all the myriad cell types found in the body. The small organoids of human tissue could help rapidly iterate the…
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