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Freenome's Blood-Based Colorectal Cancer Test Achieves Landmark Results in Largest Prospective Study

6/2/2025

Freenome's PREEMPT CRC study, involving 48,995 participants, represents the largest prospective study of a blood-based colorectal cancer screening test and met all primary efficacy endpoints.

Evaxion Biotech Completes Dosing in Phase 2 Trial of Personalized Cancer Vaccine EVX-01 for Advanced Melanoma

1/15/2025

Evaxion Biotech has completed dosing in its Phase 2 trial of EVX-01, a personalized cancer vaccine, for advanced melanoma treatment.

Afuresertib Plus Paclitaxel Fails to Improve Survival in Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Trial

3/15/2025

Phase 2 PROFECTA-II/GOG-3044 trial shows afuresertib plus paclitaxel did not significantly improve progression-free or overall survival compared to paclitaxel alone in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer patients.

Caris Life Sciences Secures $168 Million in Funding to Advance Precision Medicine Platform

4/7/2025

Caris Life Sciences has raised $168 million in a growth capital funding round led by Braidwell LP, bringing their total capital raised since 2018 to $1.86 billion.

Retifanlimab Plus Chemotherapy Shows Promise in Advanced Squamous Cell Anal Carcinoma

12/20/2024

Phase 3 POD1UM-303 trial shows retifanlimab combined with chemotherapy significantly improves progression-free survival in patients with locally recurrent or metastatic squamous cell anal carcinoma (SCAC).

Strategic Sequencing of T-Cell Therapies in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma: Expert Guidelines

5/10/2025

CAR T therapy is recommended before bispecific antibodies in RRMM due to its potential for durable and deep responses, according to IMWG and ASCO guidelines.

Narsoplimab Shows Significant Survival Benefit in TA-TMA Patients, BLA Resubmission Planned

12/19/2024

Narsoplimab significantly reduced the risk of mortality in high-risk TA-TMA patients by over 3-fold compared to an external control group.

AstraZeneca's Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor Shows Promise in Phase 1 Trial

1/22/2025

AstraZeneca's oral PCSK9 inhibitor, AZD0780, demonstrated a 52% reduction in LDL cholesterol when added to statin therapy in a Phase 1 trial.

Circulating Tumor DNA Emerges as Powerful Prognostic Biomarker in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer

6/4/2025

An exploratory analysis from the phase 3 CALLA trial demonstrated that undetectable circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) at cycle 6 was associated with a 95% reduction in risk of disease progression or death in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer.

Cilta-cel Demonstrates Sustained Survival Benefit in Pretreated Multiple Myeloma

9/21/2024

Updated data from the CARTITUDE-4 trial shows cilta-cel significantly improves overall survival in lenalidomide-refractory multiple myeloma patients compared to standard of care.

Bicistronic CD19/CD22 CAR T-Cell Therapy Shows Durable Responses in Pediatric B-ALL

12/7/2024

Bicistronic CD19/CD22-directed CAR T-cell therapy (B019) demonstrates safety and high remission rates in children with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL).

Azafaros Secures €132M Series B Financing to Advance Rare Lysosomal Storage Disorder Treatments

5/13/2025

Azafaros has raised €132 million in an oversubscribed Series B financing round led by Jeito Capital and co-led by Forbion Growth to advance two Phase 3 clinical programs for nizubaglustat.

Real-World Evidence Transforms Drug Development: FDA Embraces New Paradigm in Clinical Research

6/25/2019

Real-world evidence (RWE) is revolutionizing drug development by providing crucial data from patient experiences outside traditional clinical trials, helping bring safer and more effective treatments to market.

Pragmatica-Lung Trial Pioneers Streamlined Approach to Cancer Drug Development in Advanced NSCLC

2/20/2023

The S2302 Pragmatica-Lung trial represents a groundbreaking "dramatically streamlined" phase III study evaluating ramucirumab plus pembrolizumab in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients whose disease progressed on prior immunotherapy.

Merck's CAPVAXIVE Receives Positive EU CHMP Opinion for Pneumococcal Vaccine

2/1/2025

The European Medicines Agency's CHMP recommended CAPVAXIVE for active immunization against invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumonia in adults 18 and older.

COSMIC-313 Trial: Triplet Therapy Shows Mixed Results in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

2/15/2025

Final analysis of COSMIC-313 phase 3 trial demonstrates sustained progression-free survival benefit with cabozantinib-nivolumab-ipilimumab combination in advanced RCC patients.

Managing Toxicities in CLL Treatment: Expert Insights on BCL2 and BTK Inhibitor Selection

9/7/2024

Leading experts at SOHO 2024 discuss critical strategies for managing toxicities in chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients treated with BCL2 and BTK inhibitors, emphasizing patient-specific approaches.

Vyloy Leads Claudin 18.2 Targeted Therapy Revolution with 60+ Drug Candidates in Pipeline

5/22/2025

Vyloy (zolbetuximab) has emerged as the first approved Claudin 18.2-targeted therapy for HER2-negative gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma, marking a significant milestone in precision oncology.

Osivax Initiates Phase 2a Booster Trial of Broad-Spectrum Influenza Vaccine OVX836

11/16/2024

Osivax has dosed the first participant in a Phase 2a clinical trial evaluating OVX836 as a booster for its broad-spectrum influenza vaccine candidate.

Daratumumab Plus Lenalidomide Significantly Enhances Outcomes in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

1/20/2025

The AURIGA trial demonstrated a significantly higher MRD-negative conversion rate at 12 months with daratumumab plus lenalidomide compared to lenalidomide alone (50.5% vs 10.8%).

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