Treatment with the cancer vaccine galinpepimut-S (GPS) is showing promise to potentially improve survival in people with acute myeloid leukemia…
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
PANCREATIC CANCER
Checkpoint inhibitors may be effective Pan-NEN immunotherapy
Certain immunotherapies may be effective in some cases of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (Pan-NEN), a rare type of pancreatic cancer,…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Lixumistat shows promise as treatment for pancreatic cancer
Treatment with the once-daily oral therapy lixumistat, in addition to chemotherapy, slowed the growth of pancreatic cancer among participants…
A signaling molecule released by blood vessel cells prompts cancer cells to grow and become resistant to treatment in glioblastoma,…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Combination treatment shows promise for pancreatic cancer PDAC
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AstraZeneca’s Calquence (acalabrutinib) as a treatment for mantle cell…
Abbvie is teaming up with China-based company Simcere Zaiming to advance the development of SIM0500, Simcere’s experimental treatment…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Germany clears pelareorep pancreatic cancer trial continuation
Authorities in Germany have given Oncolytics Biotech the go-ahead to continue enrollment in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial testing…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug status to a novel brain cancer treatment — one…
A subcutaneous, or under-the-skin, formulation of Sarclisa (isatuximab) is just as effective as the approved intravenous (into-the-vein) version of…