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News and Trends 8 Nov 2022

Google and Meta AI could boost cancer research and drug discovery

Encoded in the DNA, a protein may be represented as a thread of hundreds of individual molecules called amino acids, linked together. Depending on the particular amino acids combination, a protein folds in a particular way, resulting in a functional 3D shape. The shape makes the function, and with 20 different amino acids available, the […]

November 8, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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JelloX Biotech helps doctors diagnose and treat cancer tumors with speed and accuracy

Taiwan-based start-up, JelloX Biotech, says its products will help doctors diagnose and treat cancer tumors with speed and accuracy without an added strain on budgets. The company made its debut at Intel Innovation in September. JelloX has gained the attention of healthcare experts and pharmaceutical brands for its potential for the future of cancer pathology using […]

November 8, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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ISA Pharmaceuticals’ Amplivant adjuvant boosts immune response in SLP immunotherapy

ISA Pharmaceuticals B.V, a Netherlands-based clinical stage biotech developing immunotherapies to treat cancers and infectious diseases has had a phase 1 clinical study published. The study, using ISA Pharmaceuticals’ Amplivant adjuvant and synthetic long peptide (SLP) therapeutic vaccine technology was published by Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy for Cancer. It […]

November 8, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 8 Nov 2022

Collaboration to develop CAR-T cell therapy for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac) and Cartherics Pty Ltd (Cartherics) have entered into a collaborative development program agreement (CDPA) to develop Cartherics’ proprietary autologous CAR-T cell therapy (CTH-001) for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). “Patients with advanced stages of cutaneous T-cell lymphomas often have few treatment options left when their disease […]

November 8, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 8 Nov 2022

Telix Pharmaceuticals sees positive results in kidney cancer imaging study

Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited said it has highly positive top-line results from its pivotal phase III study of its investigational renal (kidney) cancer positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agent, TLX250-CDx (89 Zr- DFO-girentuximab). The ZIRCON study (Zirconium in Renal Cancer Oncology, NCT03849118) has met its co-primary and secondary endpoints. The study results delivered 86% sensitivity and […]

November 8, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

AKT inhibitor ipatasertib shows signs of effectiveness in patient trial

News and Trends 7 Nov 2022

Scancell in-licenses Vaccitech’s SNAPvax tech for cancer study

Scancell Holdings plc, a developer of immunotherapies, today (November 7) announced it has in-licensed the SNAPvax technology from Vaccitech plc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of novel immunotherapies and vaccines. The agreement will allow Scancell to formulate and manufacture Modi-2, with the aim of initiating a phase 1 clinical study […]

November 7, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 7 Nov 2022

First patient dose completed for bladder cancer diagnostic drug

Asieris Pharmaceuticals says it has completed the first patient dose in its phase III bridging trial for Hexvix, a drug used for the diagnosis of bladder cancer. Asieris Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharmaceutical company specializing in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of genitourinary tumors and other major diseases. The study is a […]

November 7, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 3 Nov 2022

Positive results of cancer treatment to be presented at Boston conference

Results of a cancer treatment in the treatment of gynecologic and breast cancer are to be presented next week, November 8-12, at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) conference in Boston. Alderaan Biotechnology is a preclinical biotech company that focuses on monoclonal antibody development. It will be making announcements about the most recent development […]

November 3, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 3 Nov 2022

Senescent cells as vaccines against cancer?

Cancer cells have a series of features that allow the immune system to identify and attack them. However, these same cells create an environment that blocks immune cells and protects the tumor. This means immune cells cannot reach the cancer cells to remove them. The scientific community has been working to increase the effectiveness of […]

November 3, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 2 Nov 2022

Authorization given to BeiGene’s chemo-free treatment option for lymphoma

Marketing authorization has been granted to a drug to treat relapsed/refractory (R/R) marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) without chemotherapy, it was announced today (November 2). The European Commission (EC) gave the authorization to biotech company, BeiGene, for Brukinsa (zanubrutinib), which treats adults with the condition who have received at least one prior anti-CD20-based therapy. The approval […]

November 2, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

Startup Scout 2 Nov 2022

Breakpoint Therapeutics sabotages DNA repair in cancer cells

The Hamburg-based Evotec spinout Breakpoint Therapeutics is working on cancer treatments that block the ability of tumor cells to repair their own DNA. In the last decade, a new class of drugs known as DNA damage response (DDR) inhibitors has risen to prominence in the oncology space. These drugs are able to break down the […]

November 2, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 2 Nov 2022

CV6 Therapeutics raises $9.2M to test cancer drug

CV6 Therapeutics has secured $9.2m to progress its lead oncology asset, CV6-168, into a first-in-human phase 1a clinical trial and perform further scientific development work. CV6 Therapeutics is a drug development biotechnology company specializing in innovative small molecule therapeutics for cancer and inflammatory diseases. Investors participating in the financing include QUBIS, the commercialization arm of […]

November 2, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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Google and Meta AI could boost cancer research and drug discovery

JelloX Biotech helps doctors diagnose and treat cancer tumors with speed and accuracy

ISA Pharmaceuticals’ Amplivant adjuvant boosts immune response in SLP immunotherapy

Collaboration to develop CAR-T cell therapy for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

Telix Pharmaceuticals sees positive results in kidney cancer imaging study

Scancell in-licenses Vaccitech’s SNAPvax tech for cancer study

First patient dose completed for bladder cancer diagnostic drug

Positive results of cancer treatment to be presented at Boston conference

Senescent cells as vaccines against cancer?

Authorization given to BeiGene’s chemo-free treatment option for lymphoma

Breakpoint Therapeutics sabotages DNA repair in cancer cells

CV6 Therapeutics raises $9.2M to test cancer drug

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