SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Denali Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: DNLI), a biopharmaceutical company developing a broad portfolio of product candidates engineered to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and lysosomal storage diseases, today announced new data presentations highlighting the broad potential of its BBB-crossing enzyme replacement...
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SAN DIEGO, CA – Dermata Therapeutics, Inc., a late-stage biotechnology company focusing on the treatment of medical and aesthetic skin conditions, today announced the issuance of a new patent in Japan for its DMT410 program for the treatment of hyperhidrosis. The patent, entitled “Compositions for the treatment of skin conditions,” (Japanese...
Gainesville, Florida – Scientists have developed a saliva test that screens for breast cancer, which is showing promising results in experimental testing, according to a study published Tuesday. The new hand-held device detects breast cancer biomarkers from a tiny sample of spit, say researchers from the University of Florida and...
Matsuyama, Japan – Multiple myeloma still appears to be an incurable hematological malignancy. One of the reasons is that myeloma cells can be heterogenous and acquire resistance after anti-myeloma treatment. Immunotherapy is an attractive strategy to target myeloma cells with drug resistance. The next-generation modality which can safely and effectively...
BOSTON, Mass. — Dewpoint Therapeutics Inc., a biotechnology company that translates the novel science of condensates into breakthrough therapeutics, today announced the filing of multiple patent applications covering novel compounds and their use in the potential treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Composition of matter covered by these applications aims...
In patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), treatment with dextromethorphan/quinidine (DM/Q) was not shown to prevent failure of noninvasive respiratory management and had no effect on long-term deterioration of bulbar function, according to the results of a prospective, case-cohort study published in Respiratory Medicine. Investigators sought to evaluate whether treatment with...
A drug currently FDA-approved for use in diabetes shows some protective effects in the brains of patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine report in a study currently available online in the Journal of Neuroimmunology. In a small, double-blinded clinical...
Differentiation syndrome (DS), also termed retinoic acid syndrome or all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) syndrome, is a recognized complication in patients undergoing treatment with newer targeted therapies for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), such as FLT3 and IDH inhibitors.¹ Evidence suggests the syndrome results from a severe systemic inflammatory response induced by...
HOUSTON, TX — Diakonos Oncology Corporation, a clinical stage immuno-oncology company, announced today it has completed enrollment for its Phase 1 trial of DOC1021, a unique dendritic cell vaccine, for Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM). With the first patient enrolled in October 2021, DOC1021 has been administered to 16 patients across four...
HOUSTON, TX – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to Diakonos’ dendritic cell vaccine DOC1021 for malignant glioma. If the therapy is approved, the US-based immuno-oncology company is eligible for a potential seven years of market exclusivity in newly diagnosed or refractory glioblastoma multiforme,...