Blocking the activity of a protein called FGFR2 may prevent some pancreatic cancers from developing, a study in mice…
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
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Trial: Relacorilant aids survival in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer
Adding relacorilant to standard chemotherapy was shown to extend survival among people with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, meeting the primary…
A CAR T-cell therapy manufactured in mainland China has been successfully deployed for the first time in Hong Kong to…
The first patient has been dosed in a Phase 3 clinical trial testing ICP-248 (mesutoclax) in combination with orelabrutinib in…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Cabometyx wins FDA approval for treating certain pancreatic cancers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted its approval to the oral medication Cabometyx (cabozantinib) as a…
Combining VXM01, an experimental anticancer vaccine, with Bavencio (avelumab), which activates the immune system to attack cancer cells,…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Nemvaleukin plus Keytruda fails in Phase 3 trial in ovarian cancer
Interim data from a Phase 3 trial failed to show that a combination of nemvaleukin, an experimental immune-modulating therapy, and…
A personalized cancer vaccine called PGV001 showed potential in combating several types of cancer, both solid tumors and blood malignancies…
PANCREATIC CANCER
OSE2101 vaccine shows ‘promising benefit’ in pancreatic cancer trial
Treatment with the experimental cancer vaccine OSE2101, given in combination with standard chemotherapy, led to positive early results in…
A European Medicines Agency (EMA) committee recommended that Jaypirca (pirtobrutinib) be approved to treat some adult patients with chronic lymphocytic…