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STOCKHOLM – Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ) (Sobi™) (STO: SOBI) announces that the first patient has been dosed with avatrombopag, a thrombopoietin receptor agonist (TPO-RA), for treatment of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in pediatric patients. This phase 3 study, the first the evaluate avatrombopag in children, will evaluate efficacy, safety, and...
SYDNEY, Australia — Immutep Limited (formerly known as Prima Biomed), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel LAG-3 immunotherapies for cancer and autoimmune disease, today announces that the first patient has been enrolled and safely dosed in the INSIGHT-005 Phase I trial. The investigator-initiated study jointly funded with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt,...
PASADENA, CA — Lixte Biotechnology Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIXT and LIXTW), today announced the dosing of the first patient in a Phase 1b/2 clinical trial to assess whether adding LIXTE’s LB-100 to GSK’s programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1)-blocking monoclonal antibody, dostarlimab-gxly, may enhance the effectiveness of immunotherapy in the treatment of ovarian...
Ultimovacs has announced that the first patient has been enrolled in the DOVACC (Durvalumab Olaparib VACCine) study, a randomized Phase II clinical trial assessing the impact of the Company’s telomerase vaccine, UV1, on the standard of maintenance care in ovarian cancer. DOVACC  is organized with two influential European networks of...
SAN FRANCISCO – Perspectum announced recruitment of the first patient in a multi-center collaborative study to characterize Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis in children, “Prospective Observational Study of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) in Children.” This 10-year collaborative study includes 12 geographically-diverse children’s hospitals in the United States and one Canadian children’s hospital....
FORT LEE, N.J. – Kedrion Biopharma, an international biopharmaceutical company specialized in the manufacture and distribution of plasma-derived therapeutic products used in treating rare and serious diseases, announced that the first patient has been treated in the KIDCARES10 (KIg10 in peDiatric subjects: effiCacy, sAfety and phaRmacokinEticS of a 10% IG) clinical trial. The...
Eddie Ndopu, an award-winning disability activist from South Africa, and one of 17 United Nations advocates for the Sustainable Development Goals, lives with spinal muscular atrophy, and faces many difficulty daily challenges. Ahead of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, on 3 December, Mr. Ndopu discusses how he has overcome...
MILAN, Italy – Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A. (“Newron”), a research and development company focused on novel CNS and pain therapies, announced today that detailed results of the first phase III clinical trial of safinamide as adjunctive treatment in mid- to late-stage Parkinson’s disease (PD) (Study 016), conducted with its partner Merck...