BUFFALO, NY – A new review was published in Oncotarget’s Volume 15 on August 2, 2024, entitled, “Targeting WNT5B and WNT10B in osteosarcoma.” As noted in the abstract of this paper, WNT signaling regulates osteosarcoma proliferation. There is, however, controversy in the field of osteosarcoma as to whether WNT signaling...
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Cellular immunotherapies have so far not been very effective against non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. A team led by Armin Rehm of the MDC has discovered a possible reason. As the they describe in “Cell Reports”, this cancer induces changes in the large blood vessels through which immune cells normally migrate to the lymph...
SHANGHAI, China — Dizal (SSE:688192), a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing novel medicines for the treatment of cancer and immunological diseases, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation to its Birelentinib (DZD8586) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small...
PRINCETON, N.J. – Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Opdivo® (nivolumab), in combination with cisplatin and gemcitabine, for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (UC), the most common type of bladder cancer. This approval...
LONDON, UK – GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced that its B7-H3-targeted antibody-drug conjugate GSK’227, now referred to by its International Nonproprietary Name, risvutatug rezetecan, has received Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). The ODD was...
A disease registry may serve as a more suitable data source for evaluation of factor VIII inhibitors in pediatric patients receiving orphan drug treatment for hemophilia A compared with a single-arm clinical trial. While several new factor VIII products have been developed in recent years, the rarity of hemophilia A...
RALEIGH, N.C. – The V Foundation for Cancer Research, a top-rated cancer research charity, is recognizing Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month by highlighting the need for pediatric cancer research funding through a spotlight on events, partnerships, grants, thrivers and researchers with a goal of stopping childhood cancers. The month-long campaign, in...
NEW YORK, NY – The World Health Organization on Tuesday reported growing HIV drug resistance against GSK and ViiV Healthcare’s antiretroviral medication Tivicay (dolutegravir), noting that observational and survey data suggest that resistance may now be higher than levels observed in clinical trials. Results from four surveys placed resistance rates...
YONGIN, South Korea — GC Biopharma announced 1 Nov. 2023 that it has applied for the marketing approval of “GC1109”, an anthrax vaccine jointly developed by GC Biopharma and the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), to the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS). ‘GC1109’ contains protective...
TORONTO, Canada – Theralase Technologies Inc., a clinical stage pharmaceutical company dedicated to the research and development of light and/or radiation activated Photo Dynamic Compounds (” PDCs “) for the safe and effective destruction of various cancers, bacteria and viruses is providing an update regarding its Phase II Non-Muscle Invasive...