Oncology

Vivacitas Oncology and IAG Partner to Integrate Novel Imaging Markers in the Development of AR-67 in Recurrent Glioblastoma Patients

05/14/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: WALNUT CREEK, CA and LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / May 3, 2021 / Vivacitas Oncology, Inc. (“Vivacitas” or the “Company“), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on tough to treat cancers, and Image Analysis Group (“IAG”), a leading global medical imaging company, are collaborating to apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology and…

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Topical MEK Inhibitor, NFX-179, Prevents Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Pre-Clinical Model

05/13/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: WAYNE, Pa., May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — In research to be shared during a plenary talk at the Society for Investigative Dermatology’s 2021 Virtual Meeting, data from investigators at the Tsai Lab at Moffitt Cancer Center, Sarin Lab at the Stanford University School of Medicine and NFlection Therapeutics demonstrate positive efficacy in preclinical models for the…

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Data Published in Nature Communications Demonstrate the Power of Fluidigm’s CyTOF and Imaging Mass Cytometry Technologies to Transform Cancer Drug Discovery and Enable New Precision Medicine Approaches in Clinical Oncology

05/12/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM), an innovative biotechnology tools provider with a vision to improve life through comprehensive health insight, today announced the publication of data that further validate the potential of its mass cytometry technologies, CyTOF® and Imaging Mass Cytometry™ (IMC™), to provide new approaches to…

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Fusion Pharmaceuticals Announces Clinical Collaboration with Merck to Evaluate Fusion’s Targeted Alpha Therapy (TAT) in Combination with Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in Patients With Solid Tumors Expressing IGF-1R

05/11/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: HAMILTON, ON and BOSTON, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: FUSN), a clinical-stage oncology company focused on developing next-generation radiopharmaceuticals as precision medicines, today announced that it has entered into a clinical trial collaboration with a subsidiary of Merck (known as MSD outside the U.S. and Canada) to evaluate Fusion’s lead candidate, [225Ac]-FPI-1434…

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CRISPR Therapeutics and Nkarta Announce Global Collaboration to Develop Gene-Edited Cell Therapies for Cancer

05/10/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: ZUG, Switzerland, CAMBRIDGE, Mass., and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing transformative gene-based medicines for serious diseases, and Nkarta, Inc. (NASDAQ: NKTX), a biopharmaceutical company developing engineered NK cell therapies to treat cancer, today announced a…

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Galera Announces Updated Data from its Randomized, Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled Trial in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer

05/06/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: MALVERN, Pa., April 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Galera Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing a pipeline of novel, proprietary therapeutic candidates that have the potential to transform radiotherapy in cancer, today announced updated results from its Phase 1/2 pilot trial of GC4419,…

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LIPAC Oncology Announces Successful Type B Meeting with the U.S. FDA for the Study of LiPax for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

05/05/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: MENLO PARK, Calif., April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — LIPAC Oncology LLC today announced the conclusion of a successful Type B meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to discuss Phase 2b/3 clinical trials of LiPax in patients with low-grade highly recurrent non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). The feedback from the FDA provides…

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Elucida Oncology Announces Three Key Additions to Its Board of Directors and the Appointment of Robert Essner as Chairman of the Board

05/04/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., April 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Elucida Oncology, a biotechnology company pioneering the next frontier in targeted cancer therapy, announced today three key additions to its Board of Directors: Dr. David Zaccardelli, Ms. Natalie McDonald, and Mr. Gary Sender. The company also announced the transition of Robert…

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Cancer Researchers Receive Grant to Study Indolent Neuroblastoma

04/30/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: PHILADELPHIA, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A trans-Atlantic collaborative group of researchers led by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has received approximately $680,000 from a group of research charities led by Solving Kids’ Cancer UK to study slowly progressive, or “indolent,” neuroblastoma, which does not respond to chemotherapy and lacks other treatment options. The grant will fund…

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Revolution Medicines Announces Dosing of First Patient in Phase 1/1b Clinical Study of RMC-5552 in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors

04/28/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Revolution Medicines, Inc. (Nasdaq: RVMD), a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on developing targeted therapies to inhibit frontier targets in RAS-addicted cancers, today announced dosing of the first patient in a multicenter Phase 1/1b clinical trial evaluating RMC-5552, the company’s investigational…

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