Thryv Therapeutics Inc. has announced the closing of a $5 million convertible note investment, the proceeds of which will be used to accelerate development of its pipeline, including preclinical programs in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma and atrial fibrillation.
Breakthroughs in early detection of cancer offer increasing hope for better outcomes and longer lives for individuals affected by malignancies. This year’s American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting highlighted strong results from several companies at the forefront of this potential transformation.
In the flurry of presentations on early detection of cancer at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, Grail LLC stood out for the number of sessions and the strength of its results. In a real-world study presented, Grail’s Galleri multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test cancer signal origin (CSO) demonstrated accuracy of 91%.
When combined with chemotherapy, the PD-1 inhibitor antibody toripalimab reduced the risk of death by 37% over chemotherapy alone when used first line in patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Coherus Biosciences Inc. revealed at this year’s American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting (ASCO).
Despite the title of the Sunday, June 4 lead-off presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in Chicago, there was little room left for doubt about the increasingly important place of artificial intelligence (AI) in drug development.
In a deal potentially worth $392 million, C4 Therapeutics Inc. signed with Betta Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. to develop and market an orally bioavailable BiDAC degrader for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Immutep Ltd. announced an AU$80 million (US$52.1 million) capital raise that consists of a AU$50 million placement and a AU$30 million entitlement offer to eligible shareholders to fund clinical programs for lead candidate eftilagimod (IMP-321, efti), a lymphocyte activation gene-3 (LAG-3) fusion protein and major histocompatibility complex class II agonist that stimulates both innate and adaptive immunity for treating cancer.
New and updated preclinical and clinical data presented by biopharma firms at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting, including: Affimed, Allogene, Amgen, Apexigen, Astrazeneca, Atreca, Bayer, Blueprint, BMS, Cantargia, Catalym, Chimeric, Cogent, Compugen, CSPC, Cyteir, Day One, Daiichi, Elevation, Elicio, Evaxion, G1, Merck & Co.
Shanghai Haiyan Pharmaceutical Technology Co. Ltd. and Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group have jointly developed S-adenosylmethionine synthase isoform type-2 (Mat2A) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Terminal nucleotidyltransferase 4B (TENT4B; PAPD5) inhibitors have been described in a Childrens Medical Center Corp. patent. As such, they are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, osteoarthritis, macular degeneration, hepatitis B, pulmonary fibrosis, diabetes, pontocerebellar hypoplasia and cardiovascular disorders, among others.
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