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News and Trends 31 Jan 2023

Stemline Therapeutics’ breast cancer treatment approved

The Menarini Group, an Italian pharmaceutical and diagnostics company, says that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ORSERDU for the treatment of postmenopausal women or adult men, with ER+, HER2-, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer with disease progression following at least one line of endocrine therapy. Stemline Therapeutics, a wholly-owned subsidiary […]

January 31, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 31 Jan 2023

Singapore researchers use old drug as new acute leukemia treatment

A team of researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore, has revisited an existing drug to combat a type of blood cancer called T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or T-ALL. The research was led by Takaomi Sanda and Lim Fang Qi. The drug, PIK-75, was initially discovered […]

January 31, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 31 Jan 2023

Abbisko Therapeutics receives breakthrough therapy designation for CSF-1R inhibitor

Abbisko Therapeutics Co., Ltd. has announced that its CSF-1R inhibitor Pimicotinib has been granted the breakthrough therapy designation from the FDA for the treatment of tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT) patients that are not amenable to surgery. The designation approval is based on results from the phase Ib clinical trial of TGCT cohort for Pimicotinib. […]

January 31, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 31 Jan 2023

BiVictriX announces positive data from leukemia study

BiVictriX Therapeutics plc has announced positive in vivo data from a toxicity evaluation study with BVX001, the company’s lead program, compared to gemtuzumab ozogamicin (GO). GO, marketed as Mylotarg, is the only approved antibody drug conjugate (ADC) indicated for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). One of the significant toxicities of GO is the […]

January 31, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 27 Jan 2023

Beyond Biotech podcast 31: Orgenesis, Phacilitate, Terumo, University of Birmingham, VIVEBiotech

Phacilitate’s Advanced Therapies Week took place last week in Miami Beach, Florida. This week, we speak with the organizers, as well as some of the companies in attendance. Our guests are Kim Barnes, EVP, Phacilitate; Kathie Schneider, director and global commercial lead at Terumo; Vered Caplan, CEO, Orgenesis; Ivan Wall, head of the Centre for […]

January 27, 2023

News and Trends 27 Jan 2023

HKUMed uncovers T cell exhaustion factor driving cancer immunotherapy resistance

A research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has identified an unexpected driver of cancer immunotherapy resistance: the harmful effect of chronic Type I Interferon signaling on tumor-killing CD8+ T cells. The findings provided new insights into the development of exhausted CD8+ T cells, which no longer effectively […]

January 27, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 27 Jan 2023

Onxeo to study prostate cancer drug

French biotech company Onxeo S.A. has given an update on the clinical development program of its first-in-class drug candidate AsiDNA. Onxeo has activated its first U.S. clinical study site, Next Oncology San Antonio. This phase 1b/2 multicenter, basket trial intends to assess the safety and preliminary activity of AsiDNA in combination with olaparib in patients […]

January 27, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Interview 26 Jan 2023

Scopio on the future of telehematology

Through full-field digital cell morphology, Scopio Labs’ technology can automate the analysis of tens of thousands of cells at a time. This could mean bringing earlier detection and diagnosis of cancers, infections, and other diseases, expediting patients’ access to better care and life-saving treatments. Erez Na’aman, co-founder and CTO of Scopio Labs, tells us about […]

January 26, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 26 Jan 2023

Lupus treatment hope from Japanese miRNA research

A group of researchers from the Graduate School of Medicine at Nagoya University in Japan have discovered the impact of microRNA (miRNA) on inflammation in lupus in mice. They identified two miRNAs that are downregulated in the disease and an uncommon situation that occurs in which multiple miRNAs regulate the same set of genes. Although […]

January 26, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Interview 23 Jan 2023

Watch: pHion Therapeutics talks about next-generation mRNA vaccines

pHion Therapeutics is a U.K.-based vaccine development company. It is developing a pipeline of therapeutic and prophylactic vaccines focussed on viral infections and oncology. The company’s proprietary RALA platform can deliver anionic molecules, such as mRNA and DNA, in a stealth-like way, evading detection, to generate a potent antigen-specific CD8+ T-cell response. The RALA peptide-based […]

January 23, 2023 - 1 minutemin - By Jim Cornall

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News and Trends 20 Jan 2023

New drug could replace current standard for treating brain cancer

Glioblastoma (GBM) is a WHO grade IV brain tumor with dismal prognosis. Although post-surgical radiation chemotherapy combined with temozolomide is the standard line of treatment, GBM cells surviving radiotherapy contribute to tumor progression and recurrence even more aggressively. Researchers have now unveiled the mechanism of radioresistance in glioblastoma cells, identifying therapeutic targets to overcome radioresistance. […]

January 20, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 20 Jan 2023

DeuterOncology closes financing round to start lung cancer study

DeuterOncology, a clinical-stage drug development company, has closed €5.65 million ($6.1 million) series A financing, to start the phase I clinical study for its lead product DO-2, an improved MET kinase inhibitor currently being developed as a potential best-in-class targeted therapy for lung cancer. The financing included participation from historical investor Newton Biocapital and new […]

January 20, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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Stemline Therapeutics’ breast cancer treatment approved

Singapore researchers use old drug as new acute leukemia treatment

Abbisko Therapeutics receives breakthrough therapy designation for CSF-1R inhibitor

BiVictriX announces positive data from leukemia study

Beyond Biotech podcast 31: Orgenesis, Phacilitate, Terumo, University of Birmingham, VIVEBiotech

HKUMed uncovers T cell exhaustion factor driving cancer immunotherapy resistance

Onxeo to study prostate cancer drug

Scopio on the future of telehematology

Lupus treatment hope from Japanese miRNA research

Watch: pHion Therapeutics talks about next-generation mRNA vaccines

New drug could replace current standard for treating brain cancer

DeuterOncology closes financing round to start lung cancer study

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