The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to tinostamustine, a treatment candidate from Purdue Pharma that aims to extend…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Darzalex Faspro (daratumumab and hyaluronidase) for adults with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma, making it…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
New combination therapy approach may improve ovarian cancer care
A combination of chemotherapy and immune-modulating therapies administered directly into the abdomen may help control ovarian cancer that has spread within the abdominal cavity, data…
One-time treatment with vispa-cel (CB-010), Caribou Biosciences’ off-the-shelf CAR T-cell therapy candidate, resulted in durable responses in people with hard-to-treat large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL).
PANCREATIC CANCER
FDA speeds development of oral pancreatic cancer treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to daraxonrasib, an oral therapy being developed by Revolution Medicines to treat…
Enrollment has begun in the second part of a clinical trial testing safusidenib, an experimental oral treatment, as a maintenance therapy for high-grade IDH1-mutant astrocytoma,…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Canada agency backs coverage of new ovarian cancer drug
Canada’s Drug Agency (CDA-AMC) has recommended that Canadian public drug plans cover the cost of the gynecological cancer therapy Elahere (mirvetuximab soravtansine) under…
One-time use of CB-011, Caribou Biosciences’ off-the-shelf CAR T-cell therapy candidate, showed a manageable safety profile and resulted in lasting responses in adults with…
A third dose of CER-1236, Cero Therapeutics’ T-cell therapy candidate for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), was administered to an AML patient taking part in…
PANCREATIC CANCER
November shines a spotlight on pancreatic cancer awareness
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, and advocates nationwide are hosting events to unite the community and raise awareness about the condition. For this year’s…
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