Press Releases

Rain Therapeutics Presents Data on Milademetan (RAIN-32) at the 2021 AACR-NCI-EORTC Virtual International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics

10/15/2021

Presentations highlight potential of the oral MDM2 inhibitor, milademetan, in advanced cancers with MDM2 amplification, GATA3 mutant ER-positive breast cancer, and Merkel cell carcinoma Excerpt from the Press Release: NEWARK, Calif., Oct. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rain Therapeutics Inc., (NasdaqGS: RAIN), (“Rain”), a late-stage company developing precision oncology therapeutics, today announced data on its…

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BridgeBio Pharma Announces First Publication of Preclinical Data for its Potentially Best-in-Class SHP2 Inhibitor Designed for Treatment of Resistant Cancer, Showing Response in Established Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Models

10/15/2021

-Preclinical findings that demonstrated efficacy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) driven by RAS or other MAPK-pathway activating mutations will be presented at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics -BridgeBio’s SHP2 inhibitor, BBP-398, is part of its growing precision oncology portfolio, which also includes KRAS inhibitors for KRAS cancers, GPX4 inhibitors…

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Amunix Presents Preclinical Data on Its XPAT T Cell Engager Platform at the AACR-NCI-EORTC Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics

10/14/2021

– AMX-818, an HER2-targeted T cell engager (TCE), is the lead program in Amunix’s XPAT® (XTENylated Protease-Activated TCE) platform designed to improve the therapeutic index of TCEs for the treatment of patients with solid tumors. – The collective preclinical data indicate that AMX-818 is effective in driving anti-tumor responses, yet has significantly lower toxicity than its unmasked HER2 TCE counterpart. This…

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Prelude Therapeutics Announces Presentation of Encouraging Data from Multiple Programs at the AACR-NCI-EORTC Virtual International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics

10/14/2021

– Lead oral PRMT5 inhibitors PRT543 and PRT811 demonstrate favorable safety profile, evidence of preliminary clinical activity including durable responses and high levels of target inhibition of PRMT5 in Phase 1 dose escalation in unselected patients – – CDK9 inhibitor PRT2527 demonstrates strong efficacy in hematological malignancies and solid tumor models with MYC dysregulation in preclinical studies…

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Phio Pharmaceuticals Presents New BRD4 Data at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics

10/14/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: PHIO), a biotechnology company developing the next generation of immuno-oncology therapeutics based on its proprietary self-delivering RNAi (INTASYL™) therapeutic platform, today presented new data with PH-894, Phio’s self-delivering RNAi compound targeting the bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4) at the AACR-NCI-EORTC Virtual International Conference on Molecular…

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Mersana Therapeutics Announces Target and Presents New Preclinical Data for XMT-2056, First Immunosynthen STING-Agonist ADC, at AACR-NCI-EORTC Virtual International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics

10/13/2021

Preclinical data demonstrate that XMT-2056 activates the STING pathway in a target-dependent manner in both tumor cells and tumor-resident immune cells and is significantly more efficacious in head-to-head studies than trastuzumab-TLR7/8 agonist ADC and small-molecule systemically-administered STING agonist benchmarks XMT-2056 targets a novel epitope of HER2 with differentiated binding from trastuzumab and pertuzumab, potentially allowing…

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Curis Announces New Preclinical Data Highlighting the Potential of CA-4948 in Multiple Hematologic Malignancies Presented at the AACR-NCI-EORTC Virtual Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics

10/13/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: LEXINGTON, Mass., Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRIS), a biotechnology company focused on the development of innovative therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, today announced two poster presentations with new preclinical data for CA-4948, a first-in-class small molecule IRAK4 inhibitor, at the AACR-NCI-EORTC Virtual Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics.…

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Turning Point Therapeutics Presents TRIDENT-1 Study Clinical Data for Repotrectinib in NTRK+ Advanced Solid Tumors in Plenary Session at 2021 AACR-NCI-EORTC Conference

10/13/2021

Confirmed Objective Response Rate of 48 Percent in Patients with NTRK+ TKI-Pretreated Advanced Solid Tumors Confirmed Objective Response Rate of 62 Percent in NTRK+ TKI-Pretreated Advanced Solid Tumor Patients with Solvent Front Mutations Breakthrough Therapy Designation Recently Granted in Patients with NTRK+ Advanced Solid Tumors Who Have Progressed Following Treatment with 1 or 2 Prior TKIs Confirmed…

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New Duke University-led Study Shows That Vaxart’s Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Reduces Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Animal Model

10/12/2021

Data published in bioRxiv confirmed previous findings suggesting mucosal vaccines could reduce transmission of airborne viruses such as COVID-19 and flu more than injectable vaccinesStudy suggests mucosal vaccines may protect not only vaccinated, but also unvaccinated animals Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A Duke University-led study published in bioRxiv showed that Vaxart,…

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Limbix Launches First Digital Therapeutic for Adolescents with Symptoms of Depression

10/12/2021

Program delivered on smartphone is based on core principles of cognitive behavioral therapy, with focus on behavioral activation Trial results demonstrate clinically meaningful reduction in depression symptoms Completing SparkRx as recommended results in statistically significant reduction in symptoms compared to control Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Limbix, a prescription digital therapeutic company developing…

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