BCB-276, an experimental cell therapy that Brainchild Bio is developing for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), has been named a regenerative medicine advanced…
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GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Pembrolizumab improves survival outcomes in ovarian cancer trial
Treatment with pembrolizumab — an immune-modulating therapy sold for some cancers under the brand name Keytruda — improved survival among people with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer…
Nearly all the people with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) who took part in a Phase 2 clinical trial responded to the cell…
ELVN-001, an experimental treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a type of blood cancer, is showing promising proof-of-concept effects for killing cancer cells in patients…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Adding elraglusib seen to improve survival in pancreatic cancer trial
Adding the experimental therapy elraglusib to standard chemotherapy led to statistically significant improvements in survival for people with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), a form…
Optieum Biotechnologies and Genezen are teaming up to help develop OPTF01, an experimental cell therapy for glioblastoma, an aggressive form of glioma.
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Testosterone in gender-affirming care doesn’t raise cancer risk
The use of testosterone as part of gender-affirming care does not increase the risk of gynecological cancers in transgender men or gender-diverse people, a study…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track status to ISB 2001, an experimental therapy for difficult-to-treat multiple myeloma. The designation…
Oral therapy revumenib showed positive results in patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) driven by NPM1 mutations, with nearly half of participants…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Adding VCN-01 extends survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer trial
Theriva Biologics’ experimental treatment VCN-01 safely increased survival when used in addition to chemotherapy for people with newly diagnosed metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC),…
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