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Gritstone Announces Dosing of First Solid Tumor Patient with Optimized SLATE “Off-the-Shelf” Mutant KRAS-directed Neoantigen Immunotherapy in Phase 2 Clinical Trial

09/20/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: SLATE version (v) 1, Gritstone’s “off the-shelf” neoantigen immunotherapy (including KRAS, TP53 mutations), elicited multiple molecular responses and an unconfirmed RECIST radiologic response in patients with NSCLC who had progressed on prior immunotherapy SLATE v2 (a mutant KRAS-focused version), which is optimized for increased immune response, has been administered to…

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Lucence Presents Data at ESMO 2021 Showing Liquid Biopsy Detects Actionable Genomic Alterations in Bladder Cancer Patients Undergoing Immunotherapy

09/17/2021

Study conducted with investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute showed ctDNA changes pre- and post-ICI therapy associated with resistance to treatment; Suggests liquid biopsy may be a useful tool for personalizing immunotherapy in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma Excerpt from the Press Release: PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Precision oncology company Lucence, in collaboration with researchers at Dana-Farber…

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Kinnate Biopharma Inc. Presents Preclinical Data on its Lead FGFR Inhibitor Candidate at the JCA-AACR Precision Cancer Medicine International Conference

09/17/2021

KIN-3248 demonstrates highly-selective, potent, and broad-spectrum activity against mutations in both the FGFR2 and FGFR3 kinase domains – including acquired gatekeeper, molecular brake, and activation loop resistance mutations Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO and SAN DIEGO, Sept. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kinnate Biopharma Inc. (Nasdaq: KNTE) (“Kinnate”), a biopharmaceutical company focused on…

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GT Biopharma Advances GTB-3650, a Second-Generation Tri-Specific Killer Engager -TriKE®, Into IND-Enabling Studies

09/17/2021

– GTB-3650 is a novel molecule based on camelid single-domain antibody technology with advantages that build upon the strong proof-of-concept data from the Company’s first-generation TriKE® program, GTB-3550 – GTB-3650 has shown significantly higher potency than GTB-3550 in preclinical models, as detailed in a recent peer reviewed publication¹ – Company now plans to accelerate its…

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Cellworks Clinical Trial Results Presented at IASLC 2021 World Conference on Lung Cancer

09/16/2021

Personalized Therapy Biosimulation Identifies Novel Biomarkers that Predict Drug and Immunotherapy Response in Patients with NSCLC Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cellworks Group, Inc., a world leader in Personalized Medicine in the key therapeutic areas of Oncology and Immunology, today announced that results from patient stratification studies using the Cellworks Computational…

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Moderna Announces Submission of Initial Data to U.S. FDA for Its COVID-19 Vaccine Booster

09/16/2021

mRNA-1273 at 50 µg dose level induced robust antibody responses of more than 40x against the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Moderna, Inc. (Nasdaq:MRNA), a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, today announced it has initiated its submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the evaluation of a booster dose…

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HeartFlow Announces Enrollment of First Three Patients in FUSION Trial

09/16/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: National Health Care Institute of the Netherlands-supported study to evaluate role of the HeartFlow Analysis in reducing unnecessary invasive procedures REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HeartFlow, Inc., the leader in revolutionizing precision heart care, today announced that physicians at Erasmus MC Hospital (Rotterdam NL) have enrolled the first three patients in the…

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Pliant Therapeutics Reports Positive Interim Results from Phase 2a PET Imaging Clinical Trial in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

09/16/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: – Single dose administration of PLN-74809 achieved αvβ6 target engagement up to 98% in the lungs of IPF patients – All doses achieved target engagement above the threshold for predicted anti-fibrotic activity, with an observed dose-response relationship – PLN-74809 reached highly fibrotic regions of the lung and was bound to αvβ6 in IPF…

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R3 Vascular Reports the Initiation of Its First-In-Human Clinical Study

09/15/2021

“Clinical development of our bioresorbable sirolimus-eluting scaffold for treating peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is proceeding ahead of schedule and achieving outstanding procedural results,” said Kamal Ramzipoor, CEO of R3 Vascular. Excerpt from the Press Release: MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–R3 Vascular Inc. today reported the successful initiation of its First-in-Human clinical study evaluating the technical and…

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Illumina Partners with Merck to Develop and Commercialize Companion Diagnostic and Research Tests for Use in Identifying Specific Cancer Mutations

09/15/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) and Merck (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada) today announced a partnership to develop and commercialize tests that identify genetic mutations used in the assessment of homologous recombination deficiency (HRD). Patients whose tumors are HRD-positive may be…

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