Que Oncology Inc.’s Q-122 significantly reduced the frequency and severity of moderate and severe vasomotor symptoms, or hot flashes, in women taking endocrine therapy for breast cancer, and phase II results showed associated improvement in quality of life, compared with placebo.
Immutep Ltd.’s lead immunotherapy candidate eftilagimod (IMP-321, efti) met the primary endpoint in its phase II trial evaluating the combination of efti and Merck & Co. Inc.’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) as first-line treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), reporting final data that show an overall response rate of 40.4%.
Avita Medical Ltd.’s Recell system won FDA breakthrough device designations in soft tissue repair and vitiligo. Melbourne-headquartered Avita, a regenerative medicine company developed the Recell system, a technology platform that enables point-of-care autologous skin restoration.
“We look at Japan with some envy with what they’ve been able to achieve and their approach to regenerative medicine, which has been supported significantly by their federal government,” said Silvio Tiziano, CEO of the Center for the Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine Australia, during the recent Ausbiotech conference in Perth.
Radiopharmaceutical company Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd’s TLX250-CDx (Zirconium (89Zr) TX250) met both primary and secondary endpoints in the phase III Zircon study in clear cell renal cell carcinoma, according to top-line data.
Radiopharmaceutical company Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd’s TLX250-CDx (Zirconium (89Zr) TX250) met both primary and secondary endpoints in the phase III Zircon study in clear cell renal cell carcinoma, according to top-line data.
The potential for psychedelics to deliver long-lasting benefits for people with anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and addiction is being put to the test in Australia, where new research and discovery centers are adding to a global enterprise of nearly 100 clinical trials underway in the space.
The potential for psychedelics to deliver long-lasting benefits for people with anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and addiction is being put to the test in Australia, where new research and discovery centers are adding to a global enterprise of nearly 100 clinical trials underway in the space.
Australia’s TGA has opened a consultation on drug-device combination products to help sponsors understand the regulatory pathway through which their products will likely pass since these combination products may not fit within existing definitions for drugs, biologicals or medical devices.
Rainmed Medical Ltd.'s coronary angiography-derived fractional flow reserve system (caFFR system) was approved by Australia’s TGA for precision diagnosis of coronary artery diseases.
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