Cancer Archives

News and Trends 15 Jun 2023

IOME Bio claims breakthrough in cancer research

IOME Bio, a French seed stage biotechnology company focused on overcoming tumor resistance to immune checkpoint inhibition, has published its foundational research by founders Arlene Sharpe and Dennis Kasper in Nature. The company said its work reveals unique insights into the critical importance of the RGMb/PD-L2 pathway in immunotherapy resistance and further strengthens the significance […]

June 15, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 15 Jun 2023

New data on breath biopsy for early detection of lung cancer

Owlstone Medical has announced new data on the development of a screening test for the early detection of lung cancer. The results and research progress were presented in two posters at the EACR 2023 Congress, the annual meeting of the European Association for Cancer Research, held June 12-15 in Torino, Italy. The poster ‘Proof-of-mechanism study […]

June 15, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 15 Jun 2023

Mithra announces positive data from CSF-1R inhibitor program

Mithra, a company dedicated to women’s health, has announced new positive data from preclinical studies on inhibitors of CSF-1R in development, in collaboration with BCI Pharma, for the treatment of endometriosis, oncology and inflammatory disorders. Colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF-1R) is a cell-surface tyrosine kinase receptor and a key regulator of macrophage biology and homeostasis. […]

June 15, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 13 Jun 2023

CellCentric receives FDA Fast Track designation for relapsed refractory multiple myeloma drug

CellCentric has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted its novel cancer drug, inobrodib, Fast Track designation for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. The FDA’s Fast Track designation is designed to aid the development of new treatments, expediting the review of drugs to treat serious conditions […]

June 13, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 13 Jun 2023

ITM follows €255M investment round by opening new facility

After a recent funding announcement, Isotope Technologies Munich SE (ITM), a radiopharmaceutical biotech company, has opened its new production facility for therapeutic radionuclides in Neufahrn near Munich, Germany. ITM’s new facility is the world’s largest production site of lutetium-177, an innovative medical isotope used in targeted cancer therapies. Due to its medical properties, lutetium-177 has […]

June 13, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

In Depth 9 Jun 2023

Enhancing canine wellness: The promise of immunotherapy for dogs

Given that dogs are widely regarded as ‘man’s best friend’, it makes sense that we are constantly striving to find ways to improve canine health and extend their lives. One method that has been – and is still being – explored is the use of immunotherapy, which uses a dog’s own immune system to fight […]

June 9, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

News and Trends 9 Jun 2023

MOSAIC spatial atlas of cancer cells to be created

Owkin, NanoString Technologies and cancer research institutions University of Pittsburgh, Gustave Roussy, Lausanne University Hospital, Uniklinikum Erlangen/Friedrich-Alexander- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin are launching MOSAIC (Multi Omic Spatial Atlas In Cancer) at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting. MOSAIC is a $50 million project to revolutionize cancer research through the use […]

June 9, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 9 Jun 2023

Astellas developing new gastric cancer drug

Astellas Pharma Inc. has submitted a new drug application (NDA) to Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for zolbetuximab. Zolbetuximab is a first-in-class investigational Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2)-targeted monoclonal antibody, for first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma whose tumors are CLDN18.2-positive. If approved, […]

June 9, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 8 Jun 2023

Acepodia raises $100M financing to boost cell therapies

Acepodia, a clinical stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class cell therapies with its antibody-cell conjugation (ACC) and allogeneic gamma delta 2 T-cell platforms to address gaps in cancer care, has announced a $100 million Series D financing. The funds will be used to progress the company’s pipeline of enhanced cell therapies for solid tumors and hematologic […]

June 8, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

More News! 6 Jun 2023

$5.5M funding for Oncopole to tackle cancer

Oncopole, Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS) cancer division in Canada, has received major investments that boost its public-private partnership model dedicated to the fight against cancer. Oncopole will continue to pursue its mission thanks to a $3 million reinvestment from founding partner Merck Canada. Oncopole, FRQS cancer division, is the result of […]

June 6, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 6 Jun 2023

Head and neck cancer data presented at ASCO 2023

Results from promising trials in the fight against head and neck cancer have been presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago. Transgene, a biotech company that designs and develops virus-based immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, and NEC Corporation, a provider of IT, network and AI technologies, announced new […]

June 6, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

precision medicine, cancer, nRavel, Indivumed Therapeutics, early oncology discovery

Optimizing early discovery by unraveling cancer complexity within precision therapeutics

June 6, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Sudha Sundaram

Resources

Categories

The twelve hottest biotech companies in the Boston area

Biotech bankruptcies: what to expect in 2024 following a record year?

Approaches

Therapeutic areas

RNA editing set to take off: could it outperform gene editing?

Future of cancer treatment: what will therapy look like in 2034?

R&D

BD

World biotech leaders

Connect with decision-makers and researchers worldwide for collaborative opportunities

Company

Join Us

Subscribe to our newsletter

Advertise with us

The twelve hottest biotech companies in the Boston area

Biotech bankruptcies: what to expect in 2024 following a record year?

RNA editing set to take off: could it outperform gene editing?

Future of cancer treatment: what will therapy look like in 2034?

Connect with decision-makers and researchers worldwide for collaborative opportunities

Subscribe to our newsletter

Advertise with us

Cancer

IOME Bio claims breakthrough in cancer research

New data on breath biopsy for early detection of lung cancer

Mithra announces positive data from CSF-1R inhibitor program

CellCentric receives FDA Fast Track designation for relapsed refractory multiple myeloma drug

ITM follows €255M investment round by opening new facility

Enhancing canine wellness: The promise of immunotherapy for dogs

MOSAIC spatial atlas of cancer cells to be created

Astellas developing new gastric cancer drug

Acepodia raises $100M financing to boost cell therapies

$5.5M funding for Oncopole to tackle cancer

Head and neck cancer data presented at ASCO 2023

Optimizing early discovery by unraveling cancer complexity within precision therapeutics

Subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest biotech news!