The European Commission has approved a new subcutaneous (under-the-skin) formulation of Sarclisa (isatuximab), a treatment for multiple myeloma…
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
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new formulation of the anticancer therapy nilotinib, branded Cavhanza, to…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Collaboration to test 2 pancreatic cancer treatments in combination
Ideaya Biosciences and Roche announced a collaboration to test two experimental treatments for pancreatic cancer in combination.
Add-on treatment with DeltEx DRI, a cell therapy being developed by In8bio, may help prolong survival in people with…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Immunotherapy duo shows promise in tough gynecological cancers
A combination of the immune-modulating treatments Lymphir (denileukin diftitox) and Keytruda (pembrolizumab) led to clinical benefit in nearly half of…
Treatment with a regimen based on the experimental therapy mezigdomide reduced the risk of disease progression or death by more…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast-track designation to STX-0712, an experimental therapy Solu Therapeutics is…
PANCREATIC CANCER
New chemotherapy delivery method scores FDA orphan drug status
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to an experimental delivery method for the chemotherapy…
An experimental therapy designed to mimic vitamin B12 and deliver a toxic molecule to tumor cells showed promise as a…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Vaccine plus Keytruda bests standard care for hard-to-treat ovarian cancer
The experimental cancer vaccine Tedopi (OSE2101), when given in combination with the approved injection therapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab), outperforms…