FDA grants orphan drug designation to glioblastoma treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to an experimental therapy called cintredekin besudotox (IL13-PE38QQR), which Precision Neuromed is…
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Prolactin-raising antipsychotics may increase gynecological cancer risk
Women prescribed antipsychotics that raise the levels of prolactin, a hormone that stimulates milk production and regulates reproductive hormones, had double the rate of…
Developers partner on cemsidomide plus Elrexfio to treat myeloma
C4 Therapeutics and Pfizer are teaming up to evaluate whether combining C4’s investigational oral therapy cemsidomide with Pfizer’s approved multiple myeloma treatment Elrexfio…
New FDA-approved test can ID leukemia patients for Revuforj
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new rapid diagnostic test to identify patients with treatment-resistant acute leukemias who may benefit from the…
Utidelone now FDA orphan drug after promising cancer trial results
Biostar Pharma’s experimental therapy utidelone has been granted orphan drug status for pancreatic cancer by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The…
Iopofosine I 131 may improve survival in pediatric brain cancer
The experimental therapy iopofosine I 131Â may improve survival outcomes in children and young adults with hard-to-treat glioma, according to new clinical trial data announced…
Stenoparib may improve survival in hard-to-treat ovarian cancer: Data
The experimental therapy stenoparib (2X-121) may help extend survival in people with hard-to-treat ovarian cancer, according to new clinical trial data announced by the therapy’s…
Atebimetinib yields ‘extraordinary’ results in pancreatic cancer trial
An experimental cancer therapy known as atebimetinib is delivering “extraordinary” results for patients with pancreatic cancer. New data from an ongoing Phase 2a clinical…
Voranigo becomes 1st therapy in EU to target IDH-mutated glioma
The European Commission has approved Voranigo (vorasidenib) for certain types of glioma, marking the arrival of a new targeted pill poised to change…
FDA decision on relacorilant for ovarian cancer expected in July
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to review Corcept Therapeutics’ application seeking approval of relacorilant to treat platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. The…
