A new arm of a clinical trial has begun testing Knoa Pharma‘s experimental therapy tinostamustine in people with glioblastoma,…
Marisa Horak, 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 Horak, MS
A protein called IRF2 may help drive myeloma, and measuring its levels could help predict outcomes among people with…
U.S. authorities have granted a permanent billing code for Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin), an approved treatment for certain adults with…
A regulatory committee in the European Union has recommended expanding approval of a dual regimen…
A European Medicines Agency (EMA) committee is recommending expanded approval for Jaypirca (pirtobrutinib), an oral therapy used to treat chronic…
The European Commission has approved a new subcutaneous (under-the-skin) formulation of Sarclisa (isatuximab), a treatment for multiple myeloma…
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…