Oncology

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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Pyxis Oncology Announces Dosing of First Subject in Phase 1 Trial of PYX-201, a Novel ADC for Solid Tumors

03/23/2023

Milestone marks transition of Pyxis Oncology to a clinical-stage company Preliminary data anticipated in early 2024 Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pyxis Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: PYXS), a clinical-stage company focused on developing next-generation therapeutics to target difficult-to-treat cancers, today announced dosing of the first subject in a…

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Jounce Therapeutics Announces Results from Pre-Planned Data Review of INNATE Phase 2 Trial of JTX-8064 and Pimivalimab Demonstrating Deep and Durable Responses in Platinum Resistant Ovarian Cancer

03/22/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jounce Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: JNCE), a clinical-stage company focused on the discovery and development of novel cancer immunotherapies and predictive biomarkers, today announced that patients from the INNATE Phase 2 trial in the ovarian cancer combination cohort with platinum resistant ovarian cancer…

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Long-Term Data from CANbridge Pharmaceuticals CAN008 Phase 1/2 Trial in Glioblastoma Multiforme Shows 67% Five-Year Overall Survival Rate Compared to 8.2% in Institutional Database

03/21/2023

Data to be Presented at the ESMO Sarcoma and Rare Cancers Annual Congress Excerpt from the Press Release: BEIJING & BURLINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CANbridge Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1228.HK), a global biopharmaceutical company, with a foundation in China, committed to the research, development and commercialization of transformative therapies to treat rare diseases and oncology, announced that long-term follow…

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Galera Announces Presentation of Supplemental Analysis of Phase 3 ROMAN Trial at European Congress on Head and Neck Oncology

03/17/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: MALVERN, Pa., March 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Galera Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing a pipeline of novel, proprietary therapeutics that have the potential to transform radiotherapy in cancer, today announced the presentation of a net treatment benefit analysis of Phase 3…

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