A new blood test powered by artificial intelligence (AI) could offer a life-saving head start for patients at high risk…
Marisa Wexler, MS
Marisa holds a Master of Science in cellular and molecular pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied novel genetic drivers of ovarian cancer. Her areas of expertise include cancer biology, immunology, and genetics, and she has worked as a science writing and communications intern for the Genetics Society of America.
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Articles by Marisa Wexler, MS
An “immuno-gene” therapy that turns a virus into a cancer-fighting agent has received a fast-track designation from the U.S. Food…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
FDA approves Keytruda for hard-to-treat gynecological cancers
People in the U.S. with certain gynecological cancers that are resistant to first-line chemotherapies now have a new treatment option:…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing an application from Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) seeking approval of…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the combination of two oral therapies, Venclexta (venetoclax) and Calquence (acalabrutinib),…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Pancreatic cancer growth tied to cells’ self-eating process
A cellular recycling process called autophagy helps determine whether pancreatic cancer cells grow quickly or hunker into survival mode…
Telix Pharmaceuticals has submitted an application to European regulators seeking approval for TLX101-Px, the company’s experimental imaging agent designed…
Nuvation Bio expanded a trial testing its experimental therapy, safusidenib, in people with certain forms of glioma that…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Ovarian cancer drug lira-cel extends survival ‘far longer’ than expected
In an early clinical trial in the U.S., most women with hard-to-treat ovarian cancer given a low dose of…
Anito-cel (anitocabtagene autoleucel), a cell therapy in clinical development as a potential treatment for myeloma, may be less likely…