Press Releases

Trevena Announces Results of TRV027 Proof-of-Concept Study in COVID-19 Patients

10/05/2021

92% probability that TRV027 has a potential beneficial impact on primary endpoint of D-dimer levels, a biomarker associated with critical illness and mortality ~12 days lower average hospital length of stay in patients treated with TRV027 compared to placebo TRV027 is currently being evaluated in a randomized controlled study (NIH ACTIV-4) and a global adaptive…

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Recent study in the Journal of Urology shows PredicineCARE urine-based liquid biopsy test provides non-invasive molecular profiling for patients with bladder cancer

10/05/2021

Results from the study utilizing the PredicineCARE liquid biopsy assay evaluate the concordance of somatic alterations identified by standard tissue testing to those identified by analysis of urinary circulating tumor DNA in patients with urothelial bladder cancer. Excerpt from the Press Release: “This study demonstrates the clinical value of urine-based liquid biopsy testing to provide…

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Syros Announces First Patient in Dose Confirmation Study of SY-2101, a Novel Oral Form of Arsenic Trioxide, in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia

10/04/2021

Confirmatory Dose and PK Data Expected in First Half of 2022, with a Phase 3 Trial Expected to Begin in 2022 erpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Syros Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SYRS), a leader in the development of medicines that control the expression of genes, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in the…

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Data Presented at IDWeek™ 2021 Demonstrate that ALVR109, AlloVir’s Investigational SARS-CoV-2-Specific T Cell Therapy, Is Reactive Against a Broad Range of Variants, Including Delta

10/04/2021

Early clinical data show expansion and persistence of cells and support the efficacy and safety profile of ALVR109 in transplant and non-transplant patients with COVID-19 Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AlloVir, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALVR), a late clinical-stage cell therapy company, today announced preclinical and early clinical data demonstrating that ALVR109, an investigational, allogeneic,…

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VBI Vaccines Announces New Preclinical Data and Initiation of VBI-2905 Clinical Study Targeting Broadened Immunity Against COVID-19 and Variants of Concern

10/04/2021

New preclinical data demonstrate VBI-2905 induced robust neutralizing and antibody binding activity, as a 2-dose course and as a single booster dose, against COVID-19 and variants of concern including Beta and Delta– Data also demonstrate trivalent VBI-2901 induced robust and consistent levels of immunity against the ancestral COVID-19 strain and a panel of variants including…

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Scientists use AI to create drug regime for rare form of brain cancer in children

10/01/2021

Scientists have successfully used artificial intelligence to create a new drug regime for children with a deadly form of brain cancer that has not seen survival rates improve for more than half a century. The breakthrough, revealed in the journal Cancer Discovery, is set to usher in an “exciting” new era where AI can be harnessed to…

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COVID-19 Vaccine Developed by Clover Biopharmaceuticals Using Dynavax’s CpG 1018 Adjuvant Meets Primary and Secondary Efficacy Endpoints in Global Phase 2/3 Trial

10/01/2021

– Global Phase 2/3 SPECTRA Trial enrolled over 30,000 adult and elderly participants across 4 continents; 100% of SARS-CoV-2 strains observed in efficacy analysis were variants– 100% efficacy against severe COVID-19 and hospitalizations, and 84% efficacy against moderate-to-severe COVID-19 caused by any strain of SARS-CoV-2– Favorable safety profile; no significant differences in systemic adverse events…

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Elicio Therapeutics Presents Updated Preclinical Data at the 2021 Vaccines Summit Demonstrating that ELI-005, a Lymph Node Targeted Amphiphile Vaccine, Induces Potent Cellular and Humoral Immunity to SARS-CoV-2

09/30/2021

ELI-005, containing the Amphiphile vaccine adjuvant AMP-CpG, induced >25-fold higher antigen-specific T cells in the peripheral blood and exhibited potent killing of antigen-positive targets in vivo that were maintained for >5 months after vaccination Vaccine responses were highly cross-reactive to SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern Antibody responses favored TH1 isotypes with titers 265-fold higher than natural convalescent patient…

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TransCode Therapeutics Announces Publication in Cancer Nanotechnology of Preclinical Data Supporting Therapeutic Potential of TTX-MC138 in Metastatic Breast Cancer

09/30/2021

– Imaging study confirms the biodistribution of TTX-MC138 in models of metastatic cancer, supporting TransCode’s TTX platform for delivery of RNA targeted therapy to metastatic solid tumors – — eIND submission for TTX-MC138 anticipated in 1Q 2022 to support Phase 0 study in metastatic solid tumors, designed to establish proof of concept for TTX delivery platform — BOSTON–(BUSINESS…

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Iterative Scopes and Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Announce Partnership to Advance Next-Generation IBD Treatment

09/30/2021

Access to the Foundation’s unparalleled patient data repository will enrich company’s computational endoscopic approaches to biopharmaceutical research and clinical care for IBD CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Iterative Scopes, a pioneer in the development of precision-based technologies for treating gastrointestinal diseases, announced today that it has entered into an AI-powered diagnostic tools partnership with the Crohns & Colitis…

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