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News and Trends 18 May 2023

Could a salt flats pigment treat cancer?

Researchers have identified the anti-cancer capacity of a pigment present in the Santa Pola salt flats in eastern Spain. The pigment is produced by certain microorganisms, the ‘halophilic archaea’, in order to protect themselves from the sun, and its anti-tumor capacity has been tested in several types of breast cancer. The study took place at […]

May 18, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 16 May 2023

LabGenius looks to create molecules with huge increase in tumor killing ability

LabGenius, which uses machine learning (ML) for antibody discovery, has presented data in a poster presentation at the Protein Engineering and Biotherapeutics (PEGS) annual meeting. The data were from LabGenius’ T-cell engager (TCE) lead optimization platform, which delivered highly potent and efficacious single-domain antibodies with best-in-class killing selectivity. Optimizing antibody therapeutics across multiple properties is […]

May 16, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 12 May 2023

Achilles Therapeutics’ new platform identifies most potent T-cell antigens

Achilles Therapeutics plc says its newly-developed AI application, trained with proprietary real-world data, outperformed current AI and non-AI methods for neoantigen immunogenicity prediction in a recent analysis, enabling the identification of the most potent clonal neoantigens for personalized cancer therapies. Further details of the company’s AI-powered PELEUS bioinformatics platform are expected to be presented at […]

May 12, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 10 May 2023

Scientists create first CRISPR-based drug candidate targeting the microbiome

A new CRISPR-based drug candidate targeting E. coli in the gut microbiome is in phase 1 clinical trials. According to a new paper published in Nature Biotechnology, it may improve the well-being of blood cancer patients and reduce their mortality rate from E. coli infections. Many people have experienced infections from E. coli, which are […]

May 10, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Best in Biotech 9 May 2023

5 cancers that immunotherapy can cure

Cancer immunotherapy dates back to 1891, when William Coley became the first person to try and harness the immune system to treat cancer. Since then, immunotherapy has become the mainstay of cancer treatment and is being used in the fight against many different types of cancer. When the first immune checkpoint inhibitor – which works […]

May 9, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

News and Trends 9 May 2023

Gilead boosts oncology pipeline with XinThera acquisition

Gilead Sciences, Inc. has announced the acquisition of all outstanding shares of XinThera, a privately held biotech company in San Diego. Gilead Sciences said the acquisition complements its existing clinical development priorities by adding additional pipeline assets for well-validated targets in oncology and inflammation. Through the acquisition, Gilead Sciences gains the rights to a portfolio […]

May 9, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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News and Trends 9 May 2023

Can tumor bacteria kill tumors?

Japanese researchers say it may be possible to treat cancer using bacteria that naturally reside within tumors to trigger a powerful anticancer immune response.In recent years, interest in bacterial agents as anticancer therapeutics has grown, due to the ability of some bacteria to selectively grow inside hypoxic tumors, i.e., these cells do not receive rich […]

May 9, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 5 May 2023

Promising results from phase 3 prostate cancer study

Astellas Pharma Inc. and Pfizer Inc. have announced trial results from a phase 3 study on prostate cancer. The results showed XTANDI (enzalutamide) plus leuprolide significantly reduced the risk of metastasis or death by 58% versus placebo plus leuprolide, as assessed by the primary endpoint of metastasis-free survival (MFS) in men with non-metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate […]

May 5, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 5 May 2023

‘Birth of a chromosome’ could boost cancer and infertility research

Most chromosomes have been around for millions of years. However, researchers from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have revealed the dynamics of a new, very young chromosome in fruit flies that is similar to chromosomes that arise in humans and is associated with treatment-resistant cancer and infertility. The researchers say the findings may lead […]

May 5, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 5 May 2023

Convergent Therapeutics to use $90M funding to treat cancer with radiopharmaceuticals

Convergent Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of next-generation radiopharmaceuticals for the treatment of cancer, today announced the completion of a $90 million Series A financing. The funding was led by OrbiMed and RA Capital Management with participation from Invus. The financing will support the development of a pipeline of novel […]

May 5, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Fluorescence microcopy image of gamma delta T cells (green) attacking cancer cells (blue). To get tot he cancer cells, the immune cells need to navigate through a dense extracellular matrix that surrounds the tumor tissue (red). Image: Katrin Raute / University of Freiburg

News and Trends 4 May 2023

Osteoporosis drug helps T cells fight aggressive breast cancer

Researchers in Germany have discovered a mechanism by which cancer cells escape the immune system – and how to reverse it. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive and deadly form of breast cancer, with limited treatment options and a high probability of recurrence. Tumor growth and relapse of TNBC are driven by breast […]

May 4, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 4 May 2023

LIfT BioSciences says data show potent killing of pancreatic cancer tumoroids

LIfT BioSciences has revealed preclinical data demonstrating that its immunomodulatory alpha neutrophil product (IMAN) showed potent killing of pancreatic cancer tumoroids. The tumoroid originated from a patient with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most common type of pancreatic cancer. The patient was unresponsive to conventional chemotherapy treatment with Abraxane (nab-paclitaxel), but initially responded positively to […]

May 4, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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Could a salt flats pigment treat cancer?

LabGenius looks to create molecules with huge increase in tumor killing ability

Achilles Therapeutics’ new platform identifies most potent T-cell antigens

Scientists create first CRISPR-based drug candidate targeting the microbiome

5 cancers that immunotherapy can cure

Gilead boosts oncology pipeline with XinThera acquisition

Can tumor bacteria kill tumors?

Promising results from phase 3 prostate cancer study

‘Birth of a chromosome’ could boost cancer and infertility research

Convergent Therapeutics to use $90M funding to treat cancer with radiopharmaceuticals

Osteoporosis drug helps T cells fight aggressive breast cancer

LIfT BioSciences says data show potent killing of pancreatic cancer tumoroids

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