One-third of patients with hard-to-treat myeloma were alive and free from disease progression five years after a single infusion…
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
Data from a clinical trial show the experimental treatment lucicebtide has so far been well tolerated in people with glioblastoma,…
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) committee has voted in favor of Darzalex Faspro (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj) to…
BCB-276, an experimental cell therapy that Brainchild Bio is developing for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), has been…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Pembrolizumab improves survival outcomes in ovarian cancer trial
Treatment with pembrolizumab — an immune-modulating therapy sold for some cancers under the brand name Keytruda — improved survival among…
ELVN-001, an experimental treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a type of blood cancer, is showing promising proof-of-concept effects for…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Adding elraglusib seen to improve survival in pancreatic cancer trial
Adding the experimental therapy elraglusib to standard chemotherapy led to statistically significant improvements in survival for people with metastatic pancreatic…
Optieum Biotechnologies and Genezen are teaming up to help develop OPTF01, an experimental cell therapy for glioblastoma, an…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Testosterone in gender-affirming care doesn’t raise cancer risk
The use of testosterone as part of gender-affirming care does not increase the risk of gynecological cancers in transgender men…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track status to ISB 2001, an experimental therapy for difficult-to-treat…