An international group of researchers is teaming up to develop a myeloma treatment that harnesses the cancer-killing abilities of natural killer (NK) cells. As…
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ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA
FDA grants orphan drug status to potential treatment for ALL
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to the experimental therapy enzomenib (DSP-5336) as a potential treatment for …
More than 40% of patients in a Phase 1 clinical trial of myeloma treatment cevostamab responded to the drug, meaning their cancer burden was…
PANCREATIC CANCER
FDA fast-tracks experimental medication for rare pancreatic cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough therapy designation to Eli Lilly’s experimental medication olomorasib as a potential treatment for previously…
Most myeloma patients taking Tecvayli (teclistamab-cqyv) were alive and free from disease progression two years after starting treatment, according to a new analysis…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Study of gynecological cancer therapy moving fast in summer slowdown
A large, late-stage clinical trial testing an immunotherapy in people with gynecological cancers is recruiting participants ahead of schedule, even amid the typically slower…
A study linked high expression of the protein desmoglein-2 (DSG2) to lower survival in people with myeloma. Data suggest that high DSG2 expression is…
A combination treatment using two Johnson & Johnson immunotherapies outperformed standard care regimens in reducing the risk of disease progression and death among people…
The experimental anticancer therapy CR-001 was generally well tolerated in a first-in-human clinical trial that tested several doses in 11 people with acute myeloid leukemia…
Maintenance therapy for myeloma can be stopped after two years without raising the risk of disease progression or death, a new study shows. “For…
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