Palo Alto, Calif. – Using novel machine learning tools developed at Stanford Medicine, researchers have mapped three distinct cellular configurations that correspond to clinical outcomes for patients with a rare, difficult-to-treat cancer called soft tissue sarcoma. In particular, the technique identified a cellular neighborhood that correlated with a positive response...
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OCALA, Fla. — AIM ImmunoTech Inc. (NYSE: AIM) today announced top-line interim data indicating that combining Ampligen (rintatolimod) with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in the treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer may have a powerful synergistic effect, leading the investigator to conclude that the combination therapy could be far more effective than pembrolizumab...
OCALA, Fla. — AIM ImmunoTech Inc., today announced that the first subject has been enrolled at Erasmus Medical Center in a Phase 1b/2 clinical trial combining AIM’s Ampligen® (rintatolimod) with AstraZeneca’s anti-PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitor Imfinzi® (durvalumab) for the treatment of late-stage pancreatic cancer (the “DURIPANC Study”). Data strongly suggests...
OCALA, Fla. — AIM ImmunoTech Inc. today announced that it has received authorization from the Erasmus Medical Center (“Erasmus MC”) Ethics Committee to open a European site for the ongoing Phase 2 study (“AMP-270”) of Ampligen as a therapy for locally advanced pancreatic cancer. “Approval from the governing ethics board...
LONDON — Privately owned UK biotech company Daval International Limited (http://www.davalinternational.com) has been informed by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) that its innovative anti-inflammatory agent AIMSPRO(R) has been awarded Orphan Status for the treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). ALS is the most common form of Motor Neuron Disease (MND),...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKRO), a clinical-stage company developing transformational treatments for patients with serious metabolic diseases marked by high unmet medical need, today released preliminary topline week 96 results from HARMONY, a Phase 2b study evaluating the efficacy and safety of its lead product...
HONG KONG — Akeso, Inc. today announced that the Company presented the promising phase II results of cadonilimab (a tetravalent PD-1/CTLA-4 bispecific antibody) and Lenvatinib (Len) combined with TACE for the treatment of mid- and advanced-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a poster at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology...
HONG KONG — Akeso published two phase Ib clinical results of its innovative CD47 monoclonal antibody ligufalimab (AK117) in combination with azacitidine in patients with newly diagnosed higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (HR-MDS) and treatment-naïve acute myeloid leukemia (AML) at the 65th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting. HR-MDS Anemia...
NEWTON, Mass. – Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc., a leading commercial-stage company focused on developing and commercializing novel enzyme-based products, today announced publication of a position paper by the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Pancreas Committee recommending the use of RELiZORB® (immobilized lipase cartridge), a first-of-its-kind digestive...
LEXINGTON, Mass. – Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALDX) (Aldeyra) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to the company for ADX-2191 (methotrexate for intravitreal injection) for the treatment of primary vitreoretinal lymphoma (PVRL). There are no approved treatments for PVRL, a rare, aggressive,...