Much-awaited detailed data from Exelixis Inc.’s phase III Stellar-303 study of zanzalintinib, presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology meeting, showed the third-generation, oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor in combination with Tecentriq (atezolizumab, Roche AG) reduced the risk of death by 20% vs. Stivarga (regorafenib, Bayer AG) in patients with previously treated non-microsatellite instability (MSI)-high metastatic colorectal cancer and are expected to pave the way for an NDA filing later this year.
Grail LLC has presented data showing that when added to standard screening procedures for breast, cervical, colorectal and lung cancers, its Galleri circulating tumor DNA test led to a sevenfold increase in the number of cancers detected.
Meningiomas are usually grade I benign tumors that can turn into aggressive grade II or III malignant tumors. Genome-wide methylation analysis has shown that microRNA 1265 (miR-1265) is hypermethylated in meningiomas.
Endometrial cancer is the most prevalent gynecological malignancy in high-income countries, and the discovery of new biomarkers may aid in earlier detection and improve the prognosis of patients.
At the 2025 European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) Congress in Amsterdam this week, researchers presented new findings on the role of endocannabinoids in stress, addiction … and the integrity of the blood-brain-barrier.
NOD2 deficiency is involved in the pathogenesis of Crohn’s disease (CD) due to failure of gut innate immunity and loss of intestinal tissue homeostasis. Orchard Therapeutics Ltd. has presented preclinical data on OTL-104, human hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) gene therapy for the treatment of NOD2-deficient CD.
Government and market demands on companies and their pricing strategies have shifted dramatically in the past 10 years and the pricing landscape continues to change, creating uncertain ground beneath developers’ feet. At the BioFuture conference in New York, a panel discussed how big and small companies go about their pricing strategies and build educated guesses into how that strategy might work out in the market.
Essential tremor is a movement disorder marked by involuntary, rhythmic shaking in the hands but sometimes affecting the head, voice and other areas. Its exact cause is still unknown. Recent research suggests that dysfunction in the neurotransmitter systems, particularly involving γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), contributes significantly to the disorder.
CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) is a receptor overexpressed in several tumor types and associated with tumor aggressiveness and risk of metastasis, resistance and recurrence. A novel PET radiopharmaceutical tracer and CXCR4 ligand, [68Ga]NOTA-R-54, was developed and tested for potential use in the treatment of lung cancer.