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Roche cancer immunotherapy receives new EU approval
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The subcutaneous injection of the novel cancer immunotherapy Tecentriq® (atezolizumab) could provide a quicker alternative to intravenous infusion, research shows.
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Vaccine demonstrates benefit in delaying cancer relapse
Data from the Phase I trial showed that the cancer vaccine offered an 86 percent reduction in the risk of relapse or death in pancreatic and colorectal cancers.
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Pfizer achieves novel EU approval for prostate cancer treatment
TALZENNA® is the first PARP inhibitor approved in combination with XTANDI for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) in the EU.
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Expanded Pluvicto production gets FDA go-ahead
Novartis has obtained US manufacturing authorisation for radioligand therapy PluvictoTM at its largest, state-of-the-art radioligand therapy facility.
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Collaboration to develop novel AI-designed oncology therapy
Stemline Therapeutics is set to pay Insilico Medicine an initial $12 million for its novel AI-designed KAT6 inhibitor as a potential breast cancer treatment.
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Preventative approach could reduce immunotherapy side effects
Research suggests that giving prophylactic treatment prior to immunotherapy could eliminate the need for the latter to be administered in hospitals.
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MHRA authorisation is first endocrine therapy innovation in decades
A new breast cancer treatment that reduced the risk of progression or death by 45 percent compared to standard of care in a Phase III trial, has been authorised by the UK Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
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AstraZeneca to advance haematology cell therapy
The new acquisition grants AstraZeneca rights to a new CAR-T cell therapy with a differentiated manufacturing process that could provide a potential best-in-class blood cancer treatment.
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Year in review: EPR’s top stories of 2023
EPR wraps up the year with a selection of top stories from 2023, highlighting key trends and topics such as environmental monitoring (EM), quality (QA/QC), manufacturing, regulation and clinical development.
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Psilocybin-assisted therapy reduces depressive symptoms in cancer patients
Results from a Phase II clinical trial indicate that psilocybin-assisted therapy could benefit individuals with cancer and major depression.
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GSK immuno-oncology treatment achieves novel EU approval
The EC’s approval of the immuno-oncology treatment “will define a new standard of care for certain patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer in the EU,” says principal investigator of the RUBY trial.
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Antibody-immunotherapy combination shows promise in lung cancer
A study evaluating the combination of a PD1 inhibitor with dupilumab enabled one out of six lung cancer patients to achieve a near-complete clinical response two months post-treatment, a paper states.
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Phase III data for novel telomerase inhibitor released
Currently, imetelstat is being reviewed by the FDA and EMA for the treatment of transfusion-dependent anaemia in adults with lower risk MDS.
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AbbVie agrees $10 billion oncology acquisition
Under its proposed acquisition of ImmunoGen, AbbVie will gain rights to ELAHERE®, the first antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) approved in ovarian cancer.
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Ferring reveals long-term data for cancer gene therapy
New data from a Phase III gene therapy trial has demonstrated a 90 percent three-year overall survival rate for its participants with a high-risk bladder cancer.
