Cambridge, MA – Merck bumped up its position from shareholder to acquirer in a move to scoop up neurodegenerative disease biotech Caraway Therapeutics for up to $610 million, the pharma giant announced Tuesday. Merck previously invested in Caraway in 2018 through its MRL Ventures Fund, Merck will now acquire all outstanding...
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Rahway, New Jersey – Merck’s blockbuster PD-1 inhibitor Keytruda (pembrolizumab) improved overall survival when used as an adjuvant treatment for renal cell carcinoma patients who are at intermediate-high or high risk of recurrence after nephrectomy, according to results of the Phase III KEYNOTE-564 trial posted Saturday. Compared with placebo, patients...
RAHWAY, N.J. — Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced results from the Phase 3 AMBASSADOR (A031501)/KEYNOTE-123 trial evaluating KEYTRUDA, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, for the adjuvant treatment of high-risk patients with localized muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma (MIUC) and locally advanced resectable...
Melbourne, Australia and New York, USA – Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB; Nasdaq:MESO), global leader in allogeneic cellular medicines for inflammatorydiseases, today provided a regulatory update on remestemcel-L for steroid-refractory acute graft versus host disease in children following its recent meeting with the FDA’s OTAT. Mesoblast requested the meeting to address the...
EMERYVILLE, Calif. – Metagenomi, a gene editing company, today announced that it has received an award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to identify and evaluate novel gene editing systems for the development of therapeutics to treat cystic fibrosis. “Cystic fibrosis is a complex, chronic genetic disease and there remains a...
Hefei, China – A research group led by Prof. WANG Hui from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has introduced a metal-free nanozyme based on graphene quantum dots (GQDs) for highly efficient tumor chemodynamic therapy (CDT). The study was published in Matter. GQDs...
Stanford, Calif. – An “anti-hunger” molecule produced after vigorous exercise is responsible for the moderate weight loss caused by the diabetes medication metformin, according to a new study in mice and humans. The molecule, lac-phe, was discovered by Stanford Medicine researchers in 2022. The finding, made jointly by researchers at...
DETROIT – Ryder Washington started kindergarten this year. The 5-year-old loves to dance, practice martial arts and is obsessed with the Statue of Liberty. A few months ago he was diagnosed with a rare disease which in most cases leads to leukemia. The child’s family is hoping someone will be able...
FORT LEE, N.J. — Mezzion Pharmaceuticals is a rare disease company conducting the confirmatory pivotal phase 3 clinical trial in Fontan subjects: The Fontan Udenafil Exercise Longitudinal Assessment Trial- 2, or FUEL-2 trial. The company is pleased to announce Dr. Rahul Rathod, a pediatric cardiology specialist and leader with over...
MIAMI, FL – Researchers from Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida, today published a study in Trends in Cancer that analyzes the use of tissue-agnostic therapeutics in patients with primary brain tumors (PBTs). The publication describes the current and potential impact of tissue-agnostic therapies on the management...