QUEBEC CITY – AEterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS, TSX: AEZ), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on endocrine therapy and oncology, today disclosed preliminary results for the Company’s European multi-center Phase 2 trial in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with its novel, first-in-class, oral signal transduction inhibitor compound, perifosine. In 177...
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WALTHAM, Mass. — Affinia Therapeutics (“Affinia”), an innovative gene therapy company with a pipeline of first-in-class and/or best-in-class adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapies initially for devastating cardiovascular diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation (FTD) for AFTX-201, a potential best-in-class investigational...
WALTHAM, Mass. — Affinia Therapeutics (“Affinia”), an innovative gene therapy company with a pipeline of first-in-class and/or best-in-class adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapies initially for devastating cardiovascular diseases, today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted Orphan Drug designation to Affinia for AFTX-201. AFTX-201 is a potential first-in-class...
EAST HANOVER, N.J. — New data show that Afinitor(R) (everolimus) tablets significantly shrunk tumors in 33% of patients with relapsed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) and Hodgkin’s disease(1). Based on results from this study and other early-stage research, Novartis has initiated a Phase III trial in the most common NHL, diffuse large...
Leipzig, Germany – “The aim of our multidisciplinary and broad-based project is to establish antimicrobial stewardship in sub-Saharan Africa and to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases through a One Health approach,” says Dr Ahmed Abd El Wahed. Research institutions from the seven countries involved in this network – Uganda,...
Salt Lake City, Utah – Some families call it a trial of faith. Others just call it a curse. The progressive neurological disease known as spinocerebellar ataxia 4 (SCA4) is a rare condition, but its effects on patients and their families can be severe. For most people, the first sign...
MILAN, Italy – With the decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Commission to grant market authorization for Waskyra™, a gene therapy to treat Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, AGC Biologics’ Milan Cell and Gene Center of Excellence announced it will continue to support the commercial development of this vital,...
Baltimore, Maryland – Age-related changes that cause the skin to stiffen and become less elastic may also contribute to higher rates of metastatic skin cancer in older people, according to research by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. The study, published March 12 in Nature Aging, shows that increased...
Study shows botensilimab “switches on” the body’s own T-cells to attack a common, treatment-resistant form of colorectal cancer LEXINGTON, Mass. — Agenus Inc. (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in immuno-oncology, today presented new translational data at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. The study demonstrates that botensilimab-based...
LEXINGTON, Mass. — Agenus Inc. (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in immuno-oncology innovation, today announced the publication of clinical results from the ovarian cancer cohort of its Phase 1b C-800-01 trial evaluating botensilimab plus balstilimab (BOT+BAL) in The Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer (JITC). The peer-reviewed manuscript titled, “Botensilimab (Fc-enhanced anti–CTLA-4 antibody) plus balstilimab...