News and Trends 28 Oct 2022 AKT inhibitor shows signs of effectiveness in patient trial In a trial matching new treatments to cancer patients based on the genetic make-up of their tumors, 22% of the patients treated with the AKT inhibitor drug ipatasertib had their tumors shrink. This included patients with breast cancer and endometrial cancer as well as two rarer forms – anal and salivary gland. In the majority […] October 28, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 28 Oct 2022 Researchers identify gene alterations that may affect response to brain cancer treatment Spanish researchers have identified a range of genetic alterations in glioma brain cancers that will help them to understand how different mutations in one particular gene interact with other gene alterations and which ones are more susceptible to targeted treatments in adults. Presenting results from the largest group of glioma patients to date, Karisa Schreck […] October 28, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 26 Oct 2022 Study shows ability to develop and apply targeted treatment in head and neck cancers A joint study looked at the development identification of specific markers to improve risk assessment of patients with difficult to treat head and neck tumors. Malignant tumors in these areas are very heterogeneous and have a lack of prognostic markers – a significant impediment to personalized treatment. The joint study by MedUni Vienna and the […] October 26, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 26 Oct 2022 First patient dosed in trial to assess predictive performance of immuno-oncology therapy The first patient has been dosed at the Macquarie University Hospital in Sydney as part of a clinical trial to evaluate whether a drug can predict patient response to immuno-oncology therapy targeting a number of solid tumor types. ImaginAb Inc. is a biotech company developing 89Zr crefmirlimab berdoxam (CD8 ImmunoPET) imaging agent and next generation […] October 26, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 26 Oct 2022 Scancell signs agreement with Genmab Scancell Holdings plc, the developer of novel immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and infectious disease, has signed a licensing agreement with Genmab, an international biotechnology company, to develop and commercialize a Scancell investigational anti-glycan monoclonal antibody into novel therapeutic products. Genmab has been granted the exclusive right to develop and commercialize the Scancell antibody […] October 26, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 26 Oct 2022 New UK spinout VacV Biotherapeutics emerges from stealth to work on cancer immunotherapies VacV Biotherapeutics, a cancer immunotherapy company developing innovative viral-based therapies, emerged from stealth mode today to advance its pipeline of pre-clinical assets with best-in-class potential, towards the clinic. VacV Biotherapeutics has spun out of Barts Cancer Institute and Queen Mary University of London following 20 years of research by immunotherapy experts Yaohe Wang, Nicholas Lemoine, […] October 26, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 26 Oct 2022 Recursion announces $150M private placement U.S. biotech Recursion Pharmaceuticals has entered into a stock purchase agreement for the sale of an aggregate of approximately 15.3 million shares of its Class A common stock in a private placement. It was led by Kinnevik AB, with participation by Baillie Gifford, Mubadala Investment Company, Laurion Capital Management, Invus, and Platinum Asset Management. The […] October 26, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 25 Oct 2022 Watch: NLS Days NLSInvest award winners – Asgard Therapeutics The two biotech start-up companies MyoPax and Asgard Therapeutics won first and second prize at NLSINvest Awards, out of 40 companies that participated in Nordic Life Science Days’ start-up pitching challenge. 40 selected Nordic start-up companies attended Nordic Life Science Days, the largest partnering conference for life sciences in the Nordics, which was held in […] October 25, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 24 Oct 2022 Sensorion gets go-ahead from France for trial of drug to prevent hearing loss Biotech company, Sensorion, today (October 24) announced that the initiation of a proof of concept (PoC) clinical trial of SENS-401 (Arazasetron) in patients with Cisplatin-Induced Ototoxicity (CIO) has been approved by the regulatory authorities in France. Cisplatin and other platinum-based compounds are essential chemotherapeutic agents for many cancers. A serious side effect of these therapies […] October 24, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 24 Oct 2022 Mass production of lutetium for targeted cancer therapeutics following collaboration An international collaboration marking the start of commercial production of lutetium-177 was celebrated in Munich between Canada-based Bruce Power, Isogen and Isotope Technologies Munich (ITM). The announcement was celebrated along with representatives of the partnership organizations during a trade mission with Vic Fedeli, Ontario’s Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. This milestone was […] October 24, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Oct 2022 Spanish research institution to use Elicera Therapeutics’ iTANK platform Elicera Therapeutics AB has entered a material transfer agreement with the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (JCLRI) in Spain for use of the iTANK platform in arming CAR T-cells for the treatment of Ewing Sarcoma. Sweden’s Elicera is a clinical stage cell and gene therapy company developing next generation immuno-oncological treatments based on enhanced oncolytic […] October 20, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Oct 2022 Healthy volunteer study for tablet to treat brain cancer open for recruitment A clinical stage drug company developing sulforaphane-based medicines for cancer treatment has started recruiting for a pharmacokinetic / pharmacodynamic trial in healthy volunteers (HV). Evgen Pharma plc also announced the start an investigator sponsored clinical study (ISS) for a glioblastoma program. The purpose of the HV study is to examine the performance of Evgen’s new […] October 20, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email