Biostar Pharma’s experimental therapy utidelone has been granted orphan drug status for pancreatic cancer by the U.S. Food…
Lila Levinson, PhD
Lila is a Science Writer at Bionews. She completed her PhD in neuroscience at the University of Washington, where she studied how the natural flexibility of the human brain can be used to promote recovery after injury. Previously, she has written about science for The Dallas Morning News and the University of Washington Computational Neuroscience Center. She enjoys exploring the Pacific Northwest and spending time with her cat, Fibonacci.
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Articles by Lila Levinson, PhD
U.S. regulators have granted priority review to Syndax’s application to extend the approval of Revuforj (revumenib) to treat relapsed or…
Reyobiq (Rhenium Re186 Obisbemeda), an experimental radiation therapy being developed by Plus Therapeutics, has been cleared by the U.S.
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Ovarian cancer immunotherapy found to boost immune response
IMNN-001, Imunon’s experimental immunotherapy for advanced ovarian cancer, boosts the body’s natural immune response by increasing levels of immune…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a tablet formulation of Beone Medicines’ Brukinsa (zanubrutinib) — previously…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
1st patient dosed in trial of Enhertu for HER2 endometrial cancer
A Phase 3 clinical trial of Enhertu, a therapy developed by Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca, has begun…
A young girl with an unusual form of low-grade glioma, a type of brain tumor, responded well to standard…
A team led by a Rice University researcher received a grant to investigate treatments targeting mitochondria for acute amyloid…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Technique for PDAC may help increase effects of chemotherapy
Combining chemotherapy with focused ultrasound and microbubbles is safe and helps deliver chemotherapy drugs more effectively to tumors in people…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
FDA fast tracks PHST001 as treatment for ovarian cancer
Pheast Therapeutics has received fast track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for PHST001, its candidate treatment…