The experimental oral medication VS-7375 has been granted fast track designation for advanced pancreatic cancer in the U.S. The…
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
Ichnos Glenmark Innovation (IGI) is partnering with Abbvie to advance the development of ISB 2001, a multiple myeloma…
BLOOD CANCER
AML treatment ICT01 granted FDA’s orphan drug status
ICT01, an immune-modulating therapy being developed by Imcheck Therapeutics for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), has been granted orphan drug…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Quemliclustat named orphan drug by FDA for pancreatic cancer
Quemliclustat has been granted an orphan drug designation in the U.S. as a potential treatment for pancreatic cancer. The…
July 16 marks Glioblastoma Awareness Day (GBM Day), an annual observance dedicated to raising awareness about the rare and aggressive…
Senti Biosciences‘ experimental cell therapy SENTI-202 has been granted orphan drug designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to GLIX1, a cancer treatment now in the…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Medicovestor’s pancreatic cancer therapy named FDA orphan drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to ADoBind MC001, an experimental treatment for…
A European Medicines Agency (EMA) committee recommended that Darzalex (daratumumab) given as an under-the-skin injection be approved for people…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Atebimetinib shows potential for advanced pancreatic cancer: Trial
Most people with advanced pancreatic cancer who received first-line treatment with atebimetinib were alive and free from disease progression…