Nijmegen, Netherlands – The cause of rare diseases is increasingly being detected through genome sequencing, which involves reading the entire human DNA by first breaking it into small pieces—short reads. Christian Gilissen, Lisenka Vissers, and colleagues found that a new technique using long reads is even more effective at detecting...
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WHIPPANY, N.J.- Bayer to present new data across four distinct analyses showcasing the consistent, long-term clinical profile for Vitrakvi® (larotrectinib) across TRK fusion cancer patients of all ages (range: 0.1-84 years) and multiple tumor types. The analyses include updated long-term efficacy and safety data across solid tumors, including primary central...
Nashville, Tennessee – A 10-year follow up study of nearly 2,500 U.S. men who received prostate cancer treatment will help inform decision making in terms of treatments and side effects for a diverse population. The CEASAR (Comparative Effectiveness Analysis of Surgery and Radiation for Localized Prostate Cancer) study, coordinated by...
Cleveland, Ohio – Older patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who were not good candidates for the standard treatment of intensive chemotherapy had a median overall survival (OS) of 6.5 years on an alternate regimen of dasatinib and blinatumomab. These long-term results from the S1318 clinical trial...
MIAMI — Longeveron Inc. (NASDAQ: LGVN NASDAQ: LGVNR) (“Longeveron” or “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing cellular therapies for life-threatening and chronic aging-related conditions such as hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), Alzheimer’s disease and Aging-related Frailty, announced today that extended long-term follow-up data from the Company’s ELPIS I trial of...
London, UK – A highly sensitive bone marrow test could double survival rates for some groups of younger adults with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) by helping doctors identify if they might relapse up to three months earlier. The patient-specific molecular test can detect low levels of leukaemia cells in the...
The recombinant factor VIII (FVIII) therapy BAY 94-9027 demonstrated long-term safety and efficacy at reducing bleeds in pediatric patients with severe hemophilia A, according to results of a long-term analysis published in the journal Haemophilia. The analysis was the extension study of the phase 3 PROTECT VIII Kids trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01775618),...
LA JOLLA, Calif. — Longboard Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, transformative medicines for neurological diseases, today announced that it will host a conference call to discuss topline data from the PACIFIC Study, a Phase 1b/2a clinical trial evaluating bexicaserin (LP352) in participants with a broad...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Coherus Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHRS) today announced compelling six-year overall survival (OS) follow-up results from the Phase 3 JUPITER-02 trial evaluating LOQTORZI® (toripalimab-tpzi) plus chemotherapy in recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (RM-NPC). The findings reveal a striking and durable survival advantage that underscores the urgent clinical...
1. SYMPTOMS – “Mommy, I’m afraid. Tell me what to do.” The child’s mother looked up at her 8-year-old daughter. “It’s going to be O.K.,” she said. “Just go get some help.” The woman watched as her daughter left the public bathroom, where she now lay. She and her daughter...