New and updated preclinical and clinical data presented by biopharma firms at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2021, including: Achilles, Advaxis, Affimed, Agenus, Alpine, Amphivena, Amunix, Arch, Arcus, Bayer, Beigene, Bio-Path, Black Diamond, Briacell, C4, Cardiff Oncology, Checkmate, Clovis, Codiak, Crispr, Elevation, Eli Lilly, Essa, F-star, Fusion, Gennao, Genprex, Glycomimetics, Gracell, GT, Hookipa, Hummingbird, Mirati, Instil, Intra-Cellular, Immune-Onc, Immunogen, Iteos, Jubilant, Kezar, Kineta, Kintara.
New hires and promotions in the biopharma industry, including: Biogen, Cellgenix, Day One, F2G, Homology Medicines, Intellia, Jounce, Marinus, Precision, Tollys.
Cachexia, Teresa Zimmers told the audience at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), is "woefully understudied for the outsized impact it has on cancer patients." The condition, which is currently defined as weight loss and muscle wasting, is the direct cause of death in an estimated 25% to 30% of cancer patients. But it is the main subject of only 0.1% of research papers and 0.2% of clinical trials.
HONG KONG – In a surprisingly candid statement, the director of China’s Centers for Disease Control conceded that the efficacy of Chinese coronavirus vaccines is "not high" and may require improvements. George Gao, the director of China’s CDC, stated that Chinese vaccines “don’t have very high protection rates” at the National Vaccines and Health conference in the southwestern city of Chengdu on Saturday.
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