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$38 million will fund rare disease research over four-year period
Research for rare diseases including ALS will be supported over the next four years by $38 million in FDA funding.
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EC approves CAR T-Cell therapy for B-cell lymphoma
Yescarta approved by EC for the treatment of large B-Cell lypmphoma and high grade B-cell lymphoma.
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CHMP recommends Pluvicto® for treating advanced prostate cancer
CHMP issues positive opinion on Pluvicto®, paving the way for it to become the first European-approved radioligand therapy for metastatic prostate cancer patients.
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Novel cancer therapeutic synthesised by Stanford researchers
The natural compound tigilanol tiglate was produced in a lab for the first time by scientists at Stanford University, suggesting it could provide treatment for a variety of cancers.
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Diagnostic approval facilitates more cancer patients treatment
The US FDA has approved Roche’s companion diagnostic test which identifies low HER2 expression in metastatic breast cancer, increasing pool of patients eligible for treatment with antibody drug conjugate Enhertu.
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Serplulimab increases survival in small cell lung cancer patients
Hansizhuang (serplulimab), the world's first anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatment for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), enhanced survival rates compared to chemotherapy, and is projected to be the leading immunotherapy for the disease in the next five years.
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CAR-T therapy safe for relapsed or refractory T-cell malignancies, finds study
A Phase I trial revealed that Bioheng Biotech’s chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy drug RD13-01 was safe for use and that it could reduce malignant tumours.
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GM herpes virus fights advanced cancers
A Phase I trial showed early potential in using a genetically engineered herpes virus to combat advanced cancers that exhibited no response to immunotherapies.
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Lonza expands HPAPI manufacturing suite
Lonza’s HPAPI multipurpose suite in Visp, Switzerland now includes enhanced capability for antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) payload production.
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Novartis’ Kisqali® provides “unparalleled survival benefit” in breast cancer
A pooled exploratory analysis shows Kisqali® plus endocrine therapy adds a year to overall survival of patients with aggressive form of breast cancer.
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EPR Podcast Episode 14 – Breast cancer drug development – Markus Kosch, Daiichi Sankyo
What unmet need remains in breast cancer and how is drug development helping tackle these challenges? Tune in to this episode with Daiichi Sankyo to find out more.
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Checkpoint inhibitor combination shows promise in Merkel cell carcinoma
Dual checkpoint inhibitor blockade could be a promising first-line and salvage therapeutic option for advanced Merkel cell carcinoma, say researchers.
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Oncolytic viruses: past and present
It is difficult to treat cancer effectively without causing adverse side effects. In this article, Dr Li, Clinical Assistant Professor at the State University of New York and Board Director of ExonanoRNA, describes how an old strategy that never got off the ground has finally been leveraged to deliver safe,…
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Actualising the power of antibody-drug conjugates as cancer therapeutics
Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are designed to be highly-targeted therapies with the potential to maximise the potency of a treatment while reducing unwanted side effects on healthy tissues. Some 20 years after the first ADC product approval, Dominik Schumacher and Jonas Helma-Smets of Tubulis GmbH discuss how improved and optimised technologies…
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Formulation development outsourcing market to be worth over $60bn by 2030
Market research suggests the global formulation development outsourcing market will significantly expand in coming years, owing to disease burden and R&D expenditure.
