The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to SAR446523, an investigational therapy being developed by…
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) granted fast track designation to birelentinib as a potential treatment for certain forms…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Committee recommends study of pancreatic cancer vaccine continue
An independent committee has recommended that a clinical trial testing the experimental anticancer vaccine ELI-002 7P in people with…
Johnson & Johnson‘s Darzalex (daratumumab) is now the first approved treatment for high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) in…
More people in Canada with the rare blood cancer Ph+ CML — fully, Philadelphia chromosome-positive…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Early results ‘extremely positive’ for pancreatic cancer treatment combo
A clinical trial has revealed encouraging results for people with metastatic pancreatic cancer who received Ampligen (rintatolimod) alongside…
A committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is recommending that the daily oral therapy Voranigo (vorasidenib) be approved…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Intervenn’s noninvasive ovarian cancer test to hit market this fall
A noninvasive diagnostic test to help distinguish ovarian cancer from benign pelvic masses will be available this fall. GlycoKnow…
Two combination therapies using Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin) — designed to treat adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma —…
The European Commission has approved Autolus Therapeutics’ cell therapy Aucatzyl (obecabtagene autoleucel) as a treatment for B-cell precursor acute…