A committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is recommending that the daily oral therapy Voranigo (vorasidenib) be approved in the European Union to treat…
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GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Intervenn’s noninvasive ovarian cancer test to hit market this fall
A noninvasive diagnostic test to help distinguish ovarian cancer from benign pelvic masses will be available this fall. GlycoKnow Ovarian received a proprietary laboratory…
Two combination therapies using Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin) — designed to treat adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma — have been approved in the…
The European Commission has approved Autolus Therapeutics’ cell therapy Aucatzyl (obecabtagene autoleucel) as a treatment for B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), an aggressive…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Verastem’s VS-7375 oral therapy on FDA fast track for pancreatic cancer
The experimental oral medication VS-7375 has been granted fast track designation for advanced pancreatic cancer in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
A study found that analyzing levels of immune cells and related molecules in the bloodstream of people with glioma can accurately distinguish between different…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Projections show uterine cancer cases, mortality rate, on rise in US
The number of uterine cancer cases and related deaths — the disease’s incidence and mortality rates — in the U.S. are expected to substantially rise…
Ichnos Glenmark Innovation (IGI) is partnering with Abbvie to advance the development of ISB 2001, a multiple myeloma treatment candidate that’s now in…
BLOOD CANCER
AML treatment ICT01 granted FDA’s orphan drug status
ICT01, an immune-modulating therapy being developed by Imcheck Therapeutics for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), has been granted orphan drug status by the U.S. Food…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Quemliclustat named orphan drug by FDA for pancreatic cancer
Quemliclustat has been granted an orphan drug designation in the U.S. as a potential treatment for pancreatic cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
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