Oncology

Onconova Therapeutics Announces The Initial Dosing Of The First Patient In The U.S. Phase 1 Clinical Trial Of ON 123300

05/24/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: NEWTOWN, Pa., May 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in the U.S. Phase 1 clinical trial of ON 123300, the Company’s proprietary, novel…

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Fate Therapeutics Announces Encouraging Interim Phase 1 Data for iPSC-derived NK Cell Programs in Relapsed / Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia

05/18/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, May 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: FATE), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of programmed cellular immunotherapies for cancer, today announced encouraging interim Phase 1 data from the Company’s off-the-shelf, iPSC-derived natural killer (NK) cell programs in relapsed / refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The ongoing…

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Journal of Clinical Oncology Publishes Clinical Data for Cohort 2 in Iovance C-144-01 Study of Lifileucel TIL Therapy in Metastatic Melanoma

05/17/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN CARLOS, Calif., May 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: IOVA), a late-stage biotechnology company developing novel T cell-based cancer immunotherapies (tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte, TIL, and peripheral-blood lymphocyte, PBL), today announced that the Journal of Clinical Oncology has published a manuscript of clinical data for Cohort 2 in the C-144-01…

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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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