Since the late 1940s, when the first chemotherapies were introduced, advances in treatment for blood cancers have resulted in…
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
PANCREATIC CANCER
New mRNA vaccine trains immune cells to fight pancreatic cancer in mice
A novel mRNA vaccine effectively triggered an antitumor immune response in a mouse model of pancreatic cancer, even completely…
September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month, and advocates around the world are joining together to shine a light on…
Ionis Pharmaceuticals’ experimental injection therapy sapablursen may ease symptoms of polycythemia vera (PV) and reduce the need for…
PANCREATIC CANCER
FDA approves oral pancreatic cancer drug that extends survival
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an oral drug for adults with pancreatic adenocarcinoma, the most common…
Safusidenib, an experimental oral treatment for people with gliomas carrying IDH1 gene mutations,…
Treating multiple myeloma with a Darzalex (daratumumab)-based combination may lead to a faster and longer-lasting response than a standard…
Adding Moleculin Biotech’s experimental chemotherapy annamycin to the approved chemotherapy cytarabine may be more effective than cytarabine alone at…
Two clinical trials evaluating cemsidomide — an oral therapy candidate from C4 Therapeutics (C4T) that aims to limit cancer…
PANCREATIC CANCER
New pancreatic cancer therapy moves into Phase 2/3 clinical testing
Silexion Therapeutics has launched a Phase 2/3 clinical trial testing its experimental therapy SIL204 in combination with standard-of-care chemotherapy…