PAC-MANN blood test shows high accuracy in ID’ing pancreatic cancer
A new blood test called PAC-MANN can detect the most common type of pancreatic cancer with high accuracy, according to a study led by…
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KROS 101 can activate T-cells to target brain cancer in lab studies
An experimental immune-modulating therapy called KROS 101 was able to activate immune cells to kill glioma cells in laboratory experiments, according to new preclinical…
FDA gives RMAT status to Vigil immunotherapy for ovarian cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted regenerative medicine advanced therapy (RMAT) designation to Gradalis’ experimental immunotherapy platform Vigil (Gemogenovatucel-T) as…
Complete response to CAR T-cell therapy reported in RRMM patient
A first patient with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) treated with CT0590, Carsgen Therapeutics’ CAR T-cell therapy, showed a complete response to the…
Cancer vaccine galinpepimut-S may improve AML survival: Analysis
Treatment with the cancer vaccine galinpepimut-S (GPS) is showing promise to potentially improve survival in people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a type of…
Checkpoint inhibitors may be effective Pan-NEN immunotherapy
Certain immunotherapies may be effective in some cases of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (Pan-NEN), a rare type of pancreatic cancer, according to a study that…
Glioblastoma Research Program funded to study brain cancer
The Lundin Cancer Fund has donated $4 million to the Canadian Cancer Society to create the Glioblastoma Research Program, a five-year initiative to…
Azenosertib may be effective at treating cyclin E1+ PROC: Study
About a third of women with cyclin E1+ platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (PROC) responded to treatment with azenosertib, an experimental therapy by Zentalis. That’s according…
Researchers generate plasma cell dataset to aid myeloma diagnosis
Researchers in Brazil have developed a large dataset of cells taken from the bone marrow of people with multiple myeloma (MM) and other blood…
Blincyto approved in Europe for newly diagnosed adults with B-ALL
The European Commission has approved Blincyto (blinatumomab) as part of a consolidation therapy regimen to reduce the risk of relapse in adults newly diagnosed…
