Sengine Precision Medicine Inc. boosted its total fundraising to $19 million with the recent closing of a $10 million series A2 led by the Washington Research Foundation with support from Alethea Fulcrum Fund, Vincere Capital Biotech LLC, Bangarang Group and others. The A2 follows on an earlier $5 million raised in the original series A. Sengine’s Paris Test predicts drug responses using a patient’s cancer cells to grow a tumor organoid that replicates the functionality and genomic characteristics of the original tumor, enabling hyper-personalization of cancer treatment.
The U.S. FDA has updated its data on the number of fatalities across globe associated with breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), which has now reach 59 fatalities. That number is up from 33 reported in July 2019 but is also a number the agency continues to assert may be a significant undercount.
Epigenetic test company Volitionrx Ltd. appointed contract research organization (CRO) Diagnostic Oncology CRO LLC (DXOCRO) to conduct development and clinical validation studies for its Nu.Q product portfolio in the U.S. DXOCRO will carry out large-scale finding studies across the U.S. using Henderson, Nev.-based Volition's cancer tests to determine clinical utility in sepsis and cancer. The trials are aimed at U.S. FDA approval of the products.
Oricell Therapeutics Co. Ltd. has raised $120 million in a series B financing to support development of its cell therapy pipeline and technology platform, as well as the construction of a manufacturing plant. The round was jointly led by Qiming Venture Partners and Quan Capital Management LLC.
Thryv Therapeutics has presented new pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-6-yl-sulfonamide derivatives acting as serum/glucocorticoid-regulated kinase 1 (SGK1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, cardiovascular disorders, Lafora disease and Parkinson's disease.
Researchers developed three novel non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patient-derived echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4 (EML4)-anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) fusion cell lines, including CUTO8 (variant 1), 9 (variant 1) and 29 (variant 3), as well as a fourth ALK-positive cell line, YU1077 (EML4-ALK variant 3).
Gene expression profiles were retrieved from The Cancer Genomic Atlas lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) cohort (TCGA - LAUD) (n = 567) and association of CYP4B1 with immune inhibitory components was analyzed to better understand the effect of this member of the CYP superfamily on LUAD immune microenvironment.
The European Commission launched a new research initiative with $10 million from Horizon Europe, the E.U.’s research and innovation program, to create a cutting-edge decision-making tool to help clinicians and patients select the best lung cancer treatment based on each patient’s specific needs and circumstances. The I3Lung initiative brings together 16 international partners from Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Italy Sweden, Switzerland, the U.S. and Israel.
BriaCell Therapeutics has secured an exclusive license from University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) to develop and commercialize soluble CD80 (sCD80) as a biologic agent for the treatment of cancer.
Servier and Vernalis Group have divulged new spirocyclohexane derivatives acting as induced myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein Mcl-1 inhibitors and apoptosis inducers reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, immunological disorders and autoimmune diseases.