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In Depth 16 Aug 2023

Can a vaccine be the solution to the surge in melanoma cases caused by the climate crisis?

Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer, and is primarily caused by too much exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light - in the U.K., around 85% of melanomas are…

August 16, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

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News and Trends 1 Feb 2016

New Discovery unites Australia, Germany and UK Against Blood Cancers

Cancer Research UK has teamed up with MSD (Merck) and the Wellcome Trust to co-develop some Inhibitors for both Cancerous and Non-cancerous blood disorders from the Australian Academia-Biotech Network. The Australian…

February 1, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

News and Trends 16 Feb 2023

Cytovation melanoma study under way

Cytovation ASA, a Norwegian clinical stage immune-oncology company focused on the development of CyPep-1, its first-in-class targeted tumor membrane immunotherapy, announces that the first patient has been dosed in its…

February 16, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 1 Nov 2022

Proscia presents results on AI melanoma diagnostic predictions

Proscia has released study results on new artificial intelligence (AI) that predicts diagnostic agreement for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The findings, presented at the European Conference on…

November 1, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Using the power of proteomics to predict immunotherapy responses in melanoma and beyond

Next-generation proteomics has a vital role to play in the search for new biomarkers of immunotherapy response. Recent studies in melanoma presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)…

September 27, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 5 Oct 2022

OncoSec slashing staff numbers to prioritize pipeline

OncoSec Medical Incorporated is restructuring to prioritize development of its lead clinical candidate TAVO (TAVO-EP). TAVO is a plasmid encoding interleukin 12 (IL-12) delivered by intratumoral electroporation. Oncosec is reducing…

October 5, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 22 Sep 2022

Swiss scientists reduce resistance of dormant melanoma cells

Small-molecule targeted therapies revolutionized the treatment of metastatic melanoma, provided that the tumors carry the mutations to respond to these treatments. However, despite an initial response that can be seen…

September 22, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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News and Trends 6 Nov 2019

UK Biotech Launched to Target ‘Dark Antigens’ with Cancer Vaccines

The London-based startup Ervaxx has launched with a €15.8M Series A round to develop cancer vaccines and cell therapies that target ‘dark antigens’ -- normally silent genes in the genome…

November 6, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 3 Sep 2019

UK Biotech’s Personalized Immunotherapy gets €110M Series B Boost

The UK company Achilles Therapeutics has raised €110M (£100M) to test its personalized cancer cell immunotherapies in humans for the first time. The large Series B round will fund two…

September 3, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Startup Scout 5 Jul 2019

This Biotech Helps the Immune System to Infiltrate and Destroy Tumors

The Nice-based biotech company Yukin Therapeutics is developing drugs that can work together with checkpoint inhibitors to help the immune system smash tumors such as melanoma. Mission: To develop a…

July 5, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Interview 24 Jul 2018

Meet the Dutch Scientists who Invented Keytruda, “The President’s Drug”

Known for curing US President Jimmy Carter’s cancer, Keytruda continues to benefit many other cancer patients. The inventors told us their story, from the drug’s early days to their current…

July 24, 2018 - 6 minutesmins - By Editorial Team

News and Trends 12 Dec 2017

Immunotherapy for Uveal Melanoma is on Track for Early Access in the UK

The UK grants Immunocore access to a fast-track scheme that will make its immunotherapy IMCgp100 available to patients with uveal melanoma before approval. The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)…

December 12, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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