Novocure has filed an application asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve its Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields)…
Margarida Maia, PhD
Margarida is a biochemist (University of Porto, Portugal) with a PhD in biomedical sciences (VIB and KULeuven, Belgium). Her main interest is science communication. She is also passionate about design and the dialogue between art and science.
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Articles by Margarida Maia, PhD
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Stenoparib wins FDA fast track status for advanced ovarian cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given fast track status to stenoparib, an experimental treatment Allarity Therapeutics…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Geneseeq’s new blood test may detect early-stage pancreatic cancer
Geneseeq Technology is developing a blood test that uses cell-free DNA (cfDNA) and artificial intelligence (AI) to detect early-stage…
The European Commission has extended its approval of Johnson & Johnson’s Darzalex (daratumumab) for injection under the skin as…
Minimal residual disease or MRD — defined as a very small number of cancer cells that remain in the body…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Elraglusib can prolong survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer: Trial
Adding elraglusib, a small molecule being developed by Actuate Therapeutics, to standard chemotherapy with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel (GnP) as…
Treatment with Zynlonta (loncastuximab tesirine) is helping to push high-risk follicular lymphoma and marginal zone lymphoma into complete remission…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Bizengri gets FDA approval for advanced pancreatic cancer
Bizengri (zenocutuzumab-zbco) is now approved in the U.S. as the first treatment for advanced pancreatic cancer and non-small cell…
Treovir has launched a Phase 2 clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of G207, an experimental virus-based…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Keytruda added to chemo slows ovarian cancer growth: Phase 3 trial
Adding Keytruda (pembrolizumab) to chemotherapy, followed by maintenance treatment with Lynparza (olaparib), delayed cancer progression more effectively than…