New and positive phase III cancer data for two monoclonal antibodies from two pharma giants opened the second day of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conference this past weekend.
More phase III data coursed through the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conference on Sunday, as Protagonist Therapeutics Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. led the charge with positive results for its potential blockbuster rusfertide in treating a rare leukemia.
At the 61st American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, multiple companies presented clinical trial data showing their drugs and devices helped patients with pancreatic cancer live longer or improve their ability to respond to treatment.
Despite the advancement of AI and machine learning technologies and their incorporation into cancer treatment and drug development, a lack of trust and understanding of these new approaches is impeding care and treatment.
GC Genome Corp. priced a Kosdaq offering of 4 million shares at ₩10,500 per share May 27, entailing a gross ₩42 billion (US$30.5 million) raise in early June. The Yongin, South Korea-based genomics subsidiary of GC Biopharma Corp. fixed its shares price to the top of its ₩9,000 to ₩15,000 price band May 27 after conducting demand forecasting on domestic and international institutional investors from May 19 to May 23.
Galvanize Therapeutics Inc.’s Aliya pulsed electrical field system could enable surgeons to perform a biopsy and ablate lung tumors at the same time, a study in the Journal of Surgical Oncology indicates.
Phase Scientific International Ltd. raised $34 million in a series A round to accelerate research and development of its early disease detection technology for multiple cancers, women's health issues, and infectious diseases.
Pfizer Inc. is paying $1.25 billion up front and up to $4.8 billion in milestone payments to gain global, ex-China rights to SSGJ-707, a PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody from 3Sbio Inc. that recently won China clearance for a phase III study in lung cancer as a potential first-line monotherapy. Announced after U.S. market hours May 19, the exclusive agreement for SSGJ-707 spells up to $6.15 billion combined for Shenyang, China-based 3Sbio, along with separate tiered double-digit royalty payments on sales of SSGJ-707, if approved.
Oncosil Medical Ltd.’s brachytherapy device outperformed stereotactic body radiation therapy plus chemotherapy in patients with unresectable or borderline-resectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer, according to a comparative analysis.
The U.S. FDA granted breakthrough device designation to Mursla Bio Ltd.'s Evoliver. The biopsy blood test uses extracellular vesicles to survey hepatocellular carcinoma in high-risk cirrhotic patients.
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