Oncology

Allogene Therapeutics Publishes Preclinical Data in Clinical Cancer Research Supporting DLL3 as a Potential AlloCAR T™ Target for Small Cell Lung Cancer

02/02/2023

Preclinical Efficacy and Safety Results Indicate AlloCAR T™ Development Candidate Controls Tumor Growth without Off-Tumor/Normal Tissue Toxicity Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALLO), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of allogeneic CAR T (AlloCAR T™) products for cancer, today announced the publication…

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Centessa Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Clearance of IND Application for Phase 1/2a Clinical Trial of LB101, First LockBody® Candidate, for Solid Tumors

01/30/2023

LB101 is a conditionally tetravalent PD-L1xCD47 LockBody bispecific monoclonal antibody being developed for solid tumors Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON and LONDON, Jan. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: CNTA), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company that aims to discover and develop medicines that are transformational for patients, today announced that it has received…

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Sutro Biopharma Announces Update from STRO-002, Luveltamab Tazevibulin (Luvelta), Phase 1 Dose-Expansion Study and Registrational Plans in Advanced Ovarian Cancer

01/27/2023

– Results from the STRO-002 (luvelta) Phase 1 dose-expansion study demonstrate that FolRα-selected patients experienced meaningful clinical benefit, with 43.8% ORR, median DOR of 5.4 months, and median PFS of 6.6 months at the higher starting dose of 5.2mg/kg – – Meaningful clinical benefit was observed in FolRα-selected patients, defined as TPS>25%, which is potentially…

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Taiho Oncology Announces Publication in The New England Journal of Medicine of Pivotal Data for Futibatinib in Previously Treated Patients With Metastatic Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

01/25/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: PRINCETON, N.J., January 18, 2023 – Taiho Oncology, Inc. today announced the publication of results from the pivotal Phase 2 FOENIX*-CCA2 clinical trial of futibatinib in the January 19, 2023 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). The article, “Futibatinib for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma with FGFR2 Fusions/Rearrangements,” reports on…

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Compass Therapeutics Announces that the Phase 2 Data of CTX-009 in Combination with Paclitaxel in Patients with Biliary Tract Cancers (BTC) will be Presented at the ASCO GI Cancers Symposium on January 20, 2023

01/23/2023

Compass to Host Investor Event on Monday, January 23rd at 8:30am ET Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON, Jan. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Compass Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMPX), a clinical-stage, oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company developing proprietary antibody-based therapeutics to treat multiple human diseases, today announced the presentation of data from a Phase 2 study of…

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ArsenalBio Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of AB-1015 in Development as a Treatment for Ovarian Cancer

01/16/2023

Company will provide a business overview including product pipeline during an upcoming presentation on January 10th at the J.P. Morgan 41st Annual Healthcare Conference Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Arsenal Biosciences, Inc. (ArsenalBio), a privately held, clinical stage, programmable cell therapy company engineering advanced CAR T cell therapies for solid tumors,…

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Surface Oncology Announces First Patient Dosed in a Phase 1/2 Study Evaluating SRF114, a Potential Best-In-Class Anti-CCR8 Antibody, in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors

01/11/2023

SRF114 is designed to preferentially deplete CCR8+ Treg cells within the tumor microenvironment and has demonstrated highly specific CCR8-exclusive binding and reduced tumor growth in pre-clinical studies Initial clinical data anticipated in 2024 Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Surface Oncology (Nasdaq: SURF), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing…

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Janux Therapeutics Announces Submission of Investigational New Drug Application for JANX008, an EGFR-TRACTr for Solid Tumors

01/09/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Janux Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: JANX) (Janux), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a broad pipeline of novel immunotherapies by applying its proprietary technology to its Tumor Activated T Cell Engager (TRACTr) and Tumor Activated Immunomodulator (TRACIr) platforms, today announced that the Company has submitted the investigational new drug (IND)…

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Erasca Announces First Patient Dosed in HERKULES-1 Phase 1b Trial Evaluating ERAS-007 and ERAS-601 MAPKlamp Combination in RAS/MAPK Pathway-Altered Solid Tumors

01/06/2023

Promising preliminary monotherapy data for ERK1/2 inhibitor ERAS-007 and SHP2 inhibitor ERAS-601 in advanced solid tumors, which had favorable safety, tolerability, and efficacy profiles that support combination development BRAF Class 2 and 3 alterations have no approved targeted therapies and represent up to 25% of all BRAF-driven tumors Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO,…

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Guardant Health and Susan G. Komen® Partner to Develop Clinical Studies to Identify Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients Who May Benefit From Additional Monitoring or Therapy

01/05/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: PALO ALTO, Calif. & DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, and Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, announced today that they have entered into a partnership to bring the patient perspective to the development of clinical studies that help identify early-stage breast…

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