PAC-MANN blood test shows high accuracy in ID’ing pancreatic cancer
A new blood test called PAC-MANN can detect the most common type of pancreatic cancer with high accuracy, according to a study led by…
Marisa Wexler, MS, senior science writer—
Articles by Marisa Wexler
KROS 101 can activate T-cells to target brain cancer in lab studies
An experimental immune-modulating therapy called KROS 101 was able to activate immune cells to kill glioma cells in laboratory experiments, according to new preclinical…
FDA gives RMAT status to Vigil immunotherapy for ovarian cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted regenerative medicine advanced therapy (RMAT) designation to Gradalis’ experimental immunotherapy platform Vigil (Gemogenovatucel-T) as…
Cancer vaccine galinpepimut-S may improve AML survival: Analysis
Treatment with the cancer vaccine galinpepimut-S (GPS) is showing promise to potentially improve survival in people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a type of…
Checkpoint inhibitors may be effective Pan-NEN immunotherapy
Certain immunotherapies may be effective in some cases of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (Pan-NEN), a rare type of pancreatic cancer, according to a study that…
Lixumistat shows promise as treatment for pancreatic cancer
Treatment with the once-daily oral therapy lixumistat, in addition to chemotherapy, slowed the growth of pancreatic cancer among participants with advanced disease in an…
Protein from blood vessel cells helps glioblastoma grow: Study
A signaling molecule released by blood vessel cells prompts cancer cells to grow and become resistant to treatment in glioblastoma, an aggressive type of…
Combination treatment shows promise for pancreatic cancer PDAC
Treatment with certepetide in combination with standard therapies led to stable disease in most people with a type of pancreatic cancer known as…
Calquence combo approved by FDA for untreated mantle cell lymphoma
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AstraZeneca’s Calquence (acalabrutinib) as a treatment for mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), a rare and…
AbbVie, Simcere Zaiming partner on myeloma treatment SIM0500
Abbvie is teaming up with China-based company Simcere Zaiming to advance the development of SIM0500, Simcere’s experimental treatment for multiple myeloma that’s…
