FDA names MB-101 US orphan drug for certain types of glioma
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to MB-101, a CAR T-cell therapy being developed by Mustang Bio to…
Glioma
Stories being shared in honor of Glioblastoma Awareness Day
July 16 marks Glioblastoma Awareness Day (GBM Day), an annual observance dedicated to raising awareness about the rare and aggressive form of brain cancer, promoting…
GLIX1 named FDA orphan drug as potential malignant glioma therapy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to GLIX1, a cancer treatment now in the preclinical stages of development, as…
Reyobiq trial for high-grade pediatric glioma approved by FDA
Reyobiq (Rhenium Re186 Obisbemeda), an experimental radiation therapy being developed by Plus Therapeutics, has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
Unusual glioma tumor case shows need for molecular testing
A young girl with an unusual form of low-grade glioma, a type of brain tumor, responded well to standard chemotherapy, emphasizing the value of…
Glioblastoma treatment lucicebtide well tolerated in clinical trial
Data from a clinical trial show the experimental treatment lucicebtide has so far been well tolerated in people with glioblastoma, an aggressive type of…
1st patient dosed in trial of PRMT5 inhibitor for glioblastoma
The first participant has been dosed in a Phase 1/2 trial investigating TNG456, a PRMT5 inhibitor to treat people with advanced solid tumors with MTAP…
BCB-276 cell therapy for pediatric brain cancer gets new FDA status
BCB-276, an experimental cell therapy that Brainchild Bio is developing for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), has been named a regenerative medicine advanced…
New partners to help develop CAR T-cell therapy for brain cancer
Optieum Biotechnologies and Genezen are teaming up to help develop OPTF01, an experimental cell therapy for glioblastoma, an aggressive form of glioma.
Viralgen, Trogenix collaborate on glioblastoma treatment
Contract development and manufacturing organization Viralgen said it has scaled up production of Trogenix’s glioblastoma treatment TGX-007, as the companies move the gene therapy…
