News and Trends 12 Sep 2022 Astellas, Seagen and Merck give details on urothelial cancer treatment Astellas Pharma Inc., Seagen Inc. and Merck (known as MSD outside of the U.S. and Canada), have announced results from the phase 1b/2 EV-103 clinical trial (KEYNOTE-869) Cohort K investigating PADCEV (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) in combination with Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) and PADCEV alone as first-line treatment in patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic […] September 12, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 12 Sep 2022 Ayala Pharmaceuticals presents interim data on desmoid tumor trial Clinical oncology company Ayala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced updated, positive interim results from part A of its ongoing RINGSIDE pivotal phase 2/3 clinical trial evaluating investigational new drug AL102 in desmoid tumors. Ayala Pharmaceutical’s AL102 is a selective, oral gamma-secretase inhibitor. The data are being featured in an oral presentation at the European Society for […] September 12, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 12 Sep 2022 First patient enrolled in phase 3 study of drug for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease The first patient has been enrolled in a phase 3 study of a treatment for type 1A Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT1A) in the U.S., it was announced today (September 12). Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is a group of inherited conditions that damage the peripheral nerves and a treatment is being developed by French biopharmaceutical company, Pharnext. The PREMIER […] September 12, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 12 Sep 2022 Reveal Genomics reveals more HER2DX breast cancer validation data Reveal Genomics, S.L. says it has received more validation of HER2DX, the world’s first specialized genomic test for HER2+ breast cancer. Valentina Guarneri from the University of Padova presented the data at the European Society of Medical Oncology Congress 2022 in Paris, France. The data obtained from the analysis of tumor samples from the PerELISA […] September 12, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 12 Sep 2022 Shasqi moves to phase 2 solid tumor study Shasqi, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing oncology therapeutics with its proprietary Click Activated Protodrugs Against Cancer (CAPAC) platform says it has opened the phase 2 part of its phase 1/2a clinical study to further assess SQ3370 in anthracycline-naïve patients. The phase 2 study follows the company’s presentation at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) […] September 12, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 9 Sep 2022 Fight against malaria boosted by findings from a vaccine trial showing high efficacy Hope that malaria could be eradicated forever has been given a boost after new findings from a vaccine trial showed a high-rate of efficacy. Researchers from the University of Oxford and their partners have yesterday (September 8) reported new findings from their malaria vaccine R21/Matrix-M phase 2b trials following the administration of a booster dose. […] September 9, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 9 Sep 2022 Improved vision with less eye injections for patients after primary endpoints met in trials The primary endpoints in two clinical trials investigating drug aflibercept 8 mg with 12 and 16-week dosing regimes, for patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) and wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD), have been met. The trials, called PHOTON in DME and PULSAR in wAMD, both showed the dosing regimens achieved non-inferiority in vision gains compared […] September 9, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 8 Sep 2022 First patient dosed in China trial with drug to treat non-Hodgkin lymphoma The dosing of the first patient at a clinical trial in China for patients with relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) was announced yesterday (September 7). CASI Pharmaceuticals and BioInvent International AB are running the phase 1, dose-escalation and expansion study of BI-1206. The treatment is a fully human monoclonal antibody (mAb) that targets FcyRIIB, in combination […] September 8, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 8 Sep 2022 Lutris Pharma radiation trial brings positive results for breast cancer patients Top line results from a clinical trial treating breast cancer patients with radiation dermatitis (RD) have been positive. Lutris Pharma, based in Israel, is a biopharma company focused on improving cancer therapies. It announced its results from the open label part 1 and double blinded part 2 of it phase 1/2 trial yesterday (September 7). […] September 8, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 8 Sep 2022 Report looks at the future of clinical trials Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company, has published a report, ‘European Industry Research Report: The Future of Clinical Trials’. The report draws on new independent research that includes insights from 400 clinical trial executives across the U.K., France, Germany and Switzerland. They were surveyed to gain a deeper understanding of how clinical trials have changed over […] September 8, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 7 Sep 2022 Adocia takes steps with implants for treatment of type 1 diabetes French biopharma company Adocia has established a first proof of concept for its AdoShell Islets implant by achieving glycemic control without insulin injections in immunocompetent diabetic rats during a 132-day study. AdoShell Islets is an immuno-protective synthetic biomaterial containing islets of Langerhans. After implantation in diabetic animals, the islets encapsulated in AdoShell secrete insulin in […] September 7, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 7 Sep 2022 OncoResponse and Regeneron to evaluate drug combo for patients with advanced cancer OncoResponse, a clinical-stage biotech company advancing immunotherapies derived from the immune systems of elite cancer responders, has announced a clinical supply agreement with Regeneron for PD-1 inhibitor Libtayo (cemiplimab). The supply agreement with Regeneron will support the evaluation of Libtayo in combination with OR2805, a fully human monoclonal antibody identified from an elite cancer responder […] September 7, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email