The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation to the experimental medicine CLN-049, which is being…
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
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track status to zotiraciclib (ZTR/TG02) — an oral medication that…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
New therapy DT2216 tackles tough-to-treat ovarian cancer
A new experimental therapy, DT2216, has begun testing in a clinical trial for people with hard-to-treat ovarian cancer, a significant…
Most myeloma patients who started treatment at the Berenson Cancer Center — a clinic in California that specializes…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
New center promotes advocacy for gynecological cancer patients
The Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) launched a project to push lawmakers to enact legislation that will improve the…
Mission Bio has debuted a new laboratory test that enables researchers to simultaneously detect alterations in the genetic code…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Case: Growth on pancreas shows estrogen link to pancreatic cancer
Changes in how cells respond to the hormone estrogen may underlie the development of certain forms of pancreatic cancer.
Neonc Technologies has completed enrollment for its Phase 2a clinical trial of NEO100, an intranasal treatment for high-grade glioma,…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
WHO grants nonproprietary name to ovarian cancer cell therapy
A committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) has approved an international nonproprietary name (INN) for Anixa Biosciences’ experimental cell…
Regulators in the U.S. and Europe have approved updates to the prescribing information for Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel), a…