The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded orphan drug designation to the experimental radiation therapy rhenium Re186 obisbemeda — slated to be marketed…
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GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Vaginal swab test using AI found to accurately detect endometrial cancer
A test that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze genetic data from a vaginal swab can detect endometrial cancer with high diagnostic accuracy, a new…
The first patient has been dosed in a Phase 2 trial testing an all-oral, triple-combination treatment that includes Cellcentric’s investigational therapy inobrodib in people…
Caris Life Sciences has developed a genetic test that aims to simplify care for people with a group of blood cancers known as…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Electrical therapy shows promise for metastatic pancreatic cancer
A type of electrical therapy called Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields), given in combination with chemotherapy and other medication, may help prevent disease progression in people…
GLIX1, a treatment for recurrent and progressive glioblastoma and other high-grade gliomas, has begun human testing in a Phase 1/2a clinical trial, said…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
FDA fast tracks treatment for advanced, resistant ovarian cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast-track designation to the experimental therapy ZW191 as a potential treatment for hard-to-manage ovarian cancer.
A European Medicines Agency (EMA) panel has recommended approval of a subcutaneous (under-the-skin) version of Sarclisa (isatuximab), an approved myeloma treatment sold by Sanofi. The…
Merck is set to acquire Terns Pharmaceuticals in a $6.7 billion deal aimed at expanding its oncology pipeline, including an experimental treatment for chronic…
Adding Amplia Therapeutics‘ experimental drug narmafotinib to standard chemotherapy led to complete responses — meaning no detectable cancer on imaging scans for at least…
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