Barcelona, Spain – Researchers from the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) have discovered new genetic mechanisms related to spinocerebellar ataxia type 37. Their research, published in the journal Human Genetics, employed advanced techniques such as CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, real-time large DNA...
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FOSTER CITY, Calif. – Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company, today announced the publication of data from the IMbark Phase 2 clinical trial in the Journal of Clinical Oncology in a paper entitled, “Randomized, Single-Blind, Multicenter Phase II Study of Two Doses of Imetelstat in Relapsed or...
Arlington, Texas – A multidisciplinary team of researchers that included 14 graduate students from The University of Texas at Arlington has created a new framework to provide optimal personalized treatment options for individuals with esophageal cancer. “Esophageal cancer is an unusually diverse disease with many heterogeneities and cancerous origins, which...
East Lansing, Michigan – Researchers at Michigan State University may have discovered why visceral pain is so common in people who have experienced inflammation in their guts, including patients with irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS. Working with mouse models, MSU physiologists showed that nervous system cells known as glia can...
BUFFALO, NY – A new research paper was published in Oncotarget’s Volume 14, entitled, “The pharmacodynamic and mechanistic foundation for the antineoplastic effects of GFH009, a potent and highly selective CDK9 inhibitor for the treatment of hematologic malignancies.” To evade cell cycle controls, malignant cells rely upon rapid expression of...
BUFFALO, NY- March 4, 2024 – A new research paper was published in Oncotarget’s Volume 15 on February 22, 2024, entitled, “Sacituzumab govitecan plus platinum-based chemotherapy mediates significant antitumor effects in triple-negative breast, urinary bladder, and small-cell lung carcinomas.” Sacituzumab govitecan (SG) is an antibody-drug conjugate composed of an anti-Trop-2-directed...
FOSTER CITY, Calif. — Gilead Sciences, Inc., today announced that the Phase 3 EVOKE-01 study did not meet its primary endpoint of overall survival (OS) in previously treated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). EVOKE-01 is evaluating Trodelvy® (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy; SG) vs. docetaxel in patients with metastatic or advanced NSCLC...
FOSTER CITY, Calif. — Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD), following the recent acquisition of CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc., today announced two-year interim results from the ongoing ASSURE study of investigational seladelpar for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), a rare, chronic inflammatory liver disease. The two-year interim analysis includes people...
Gilteritinib may improve long-term outcomes, compared with salvage chemotherapy, in patients with relapsed/refractory FLT3-mutated acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to updated data from the ADMIRAL trial published in Blood. [1] The phase 3 ADMIRAL trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02997202) enrolled adults with FLT3-mutated AML who were in their first relapse after...
The family of a four-year-old girl with a rare genetic disorder are looking for auction and raffle prizes to help give something back to two charities that have helped her. Bethany Hepburn, of Washwood Close, Little Hulton, has Wolf Hirschhorn Syndrome, which severely restricts her development and has caused a...