An international group of researchers is teaming up to develop a myeloma treatment that harnesses the cancer-killing abilities of…
Marisa Horak, 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 Horak, MS
ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA
FDA grants orphan drug status to potential treatment for ALL
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to the experimental therapy enzomenib (DSP-5336) as a…
More than 40% of patients in a Phase 1 clinical trial of myeloma treatment cevostamab responded to the drug,…
PANCREATIC CANCER
FDA fast-tracks experimental medication for rare pancreatic cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough therapy designation to Eli Lilly’s experimental medication olomorasib as…
Most myeloma patients taking Tecvayli (teclistamab-cqyv) were alive and free from disease progression two years after starting treatment,…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Study of gynecological cancer therapy moving fast in summer slowdown
A large, late-stage clinical trial testing an immunotherapy in people with gynecological cancers is recruiting participants ahead of schedule,…
A study linked high expression of the protein desmoglein-2 (DSG2) to lower survival in people with myeloma. Data suggest…
A combination treatment using two Johnson & Johnson immunotherapies outperformed standard care regimens in reducing the risk of disease…
The experimental anticancer therapy CR-001 was generally well tolerated in a first-in-human clinical trial that tested several doses in 11…
Maintenance therapy for myeloma can be stopped after two years without raising the risk of disease progression or death,…