The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough therapy designation to the cell therapy BCB-276 as a potential treatment for diffuse intrinsic…
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GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Provider genetic testing may raise gynecological cancer testing rates
Offering genetic testing at the provider’s office at the time of diagnosis effectively increased the number of people with gynecological cancers who underwent testing. That’s…
The U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin) in combination with other medications for hard-to-treat multiple myeloma. The…
April 21 marks AML World Awareness Day — a global effort to boost recognition of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and raise funds for research…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Drug combo may be effective as treatment for pancreatic cancer
A combination of drugs to block two proteins, called PRMT5 and Chk1, may be effective for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, according to new…
The LY6H and GRM3 proteins could serve as potential biomarkers of glioma-related epilepsy (GRE), according to a study. Among people with gliomas, both proteins…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Ovarian cancer immunotherapy reactivates immune cells: Study
An experimental immunotherapy known as MOv18 IgE showed promise in overcoming the immune suppression caused by ovarian cancer cells, potentially enabling the immune system…
The European Commission has extended its approval of Johnson & Johnson’s Darzalex (daratumumab) for injection under the skin as part of a quadruple regimen…
The first patient has been dosed in a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating the safety and early efficacy of STX-0712 in people with resistant or…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Immunotherapy implant promising for treating pancreatic cancers
A new approach in immunotherapy that can safely boost the body’s immune response has shown promise in hard-to-treat tumors like pancreatic cancers, a study…
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