Silexion Therapeutics Corp. has released new preclinical results demonstrating the synergistic efficacy of its proprietary second-generation siRNA candidate, SIL-204, in combination with components of first-line chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer.
Can the market justify the hundreds of GLP-1 developers that are working to eventually reach the market? When the dust settles, Minji Kim, CEO of Cross Border Partners and Advisory Service, told attendees at the Biotech Showcase in San Francisco, only a few leading companies will end up dominating the field.
With positive data in hand from its phase IIb trial testing immunotherapy candidate OST-HER2 in osteosarcoma, OS Therapies Inc. anticipates a regulatory filing this year seeking accelerated approval from the U.S. FDA, putting the firm on track to receive a potentially profitable rare pediatric disease priority review voucher that could help fund further R&D work. Should OST-HER2 go on to win approval, it would mark the first new therapy in more than 40 years for osteosarcoma, an aggressive bone cancer characterized by high rates of metastases, often to the lungs, and disease recurrence.
Natera Inc., a developer of cell-free DNA testing, provided an update on its product portfolio at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Jan. 15. The company disclosed a new version of the Signatera assay that leverages the genome. Natera said the test, now available for research and clinical use, enables bespoke assay design from a whole genome sequence of a patient’s tumor.
Peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) is an aggressive tumor derived from mature T cells and natural killer cells with an extremely poor prognosis. Ferroptosis is a mechanism of cell death that is dependent on iron characterized by reactive oxygen species accumulation and lipid peroxidation.
A new study published in the Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer has presented a promising advancement in chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).
A recent study has introduced a novel class of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) targeting trophoblast cell surface antigen 2 (TROP2), a protein overexpressed in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), one of the deadliest forms of cancer.
Eterna Therapeutics Inc. has released promising results from a preclinical study of its lead cell therapy product, ERNA-101, showing it reduced tumor burden and extended survival in mice with ovarian cancer.
Mountainfield Venture Partners and Chengdu, China-based Keymed Biosciences Co. Ltd have partnered to form San Diego-based Timberlyne Therapeutics, which will progress Keymed’s CD-38 monoclonal antibody globally excluding China.
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