The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Priority Review to the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA)…
Joana Carvalho, PhD
Joana holds a bachelor’s in biology, a Master of Science in evolutionary and developmental biology, and a PhD in biomedical sciences from Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Her work has been focused on the impact of non-canonical Wnt signaling in the collective behavior of endothelial cells — those that make up the lining of blood vessels — found in the umbilical cord of newborns. In addition to several research fellowships, she was awarded two Erasmus scholarships to conduct part of her studies in France.
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Articles by Joana Carvalho, PhD
Oncopeptides is preparing to submit a new drug application (NDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug…
ALLO-715, Allogene Therapeutics‘ donor-derived CAR T-cell therapy, can trigger a durable anti-tumor response in mice with multiple myeloma,…
MYELOMA
Ninlaro Maintenance Therapy Prolongs and Boosts Treatment Benefits in Myeloma Patients, Study Says
Maintenance therapy with Ninlaro (ixazomib) can prolong and boost therapeutic responses from initial treatment in multiple myeloma patients who…
The European Medicines Agency‘s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended approval of Celgene‘s…
CT053, one of CARsgen Therapeutics‘ lead CAR T-cell therapies, soon will begin clinical testing in China for the treatment…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has raised concerns in its newly released briefing materials over the safety and tolerability…
MYELOMA
Revlimid Delays Disease Progression in Smoldering Myeloma Patients, Preliminary Trial Results Show
Celgene‘s immunomodulatory agent Revlimid (lenalidomide) significantly extended the time until disease progression in patients with smoldering multiple myeloma who were not…
MYELOMA
Darzalex Add-on Increases Complete Responses After Stem Cell Transplant, Phase 3 Myeloma Trial Shows
Adding Darzalex (daratumumab) to the standard pre-transplant therapy for multiple myeloma significantly increased the number of patients showing…
Molecular Templates has partnered with Takeda to develop engineered toxin bodies (EBTs) — a next-generation immuno-oncology therapy that delivers toxic payloads to…