The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two new biosimilar drugs — versions of brand-name therapies that have…
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 designation to CER-1236, an experimental cell therapy that…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Chemical in cigarette smoke drives pancreatic cancer: Study
A chemical in cigarette smoke can increase the odds of developing pancreatic cancer by changing the immune system’s activity.
Researchers may have found a way to halt the spread of aggressive brain tumors by targeting the environment around the…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Groups unite to raise gynecologic cancer awareness in September
September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, and advocacy organizations are hosting events, sharing information on social media, and raising…
A combination therapy for glioblastoma showed encouraging early results, with all five patients treated in a pilot study responding to…
Jazz Pharmaceuticals said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to the weekly oral therapy dordaviprone, to…
Biotech company Schrödinger said it’s discontinuing the development of SGR-2921, an experimental therapy for certain types of blood…
Enrollment is now open in a U.S. clinical trial testing the immune-modulating therapy CUE-102 in people with recurrent glioblastoma, an…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Ovarian cancer patients wanted for Phase 3 trial of virus therapy
A Phase 3 clinical trial testing the experimental cancer-killing virus Olvi-Vec in people with hard-to-treat ovarian cancer is recruiting participants.