October 2, 2021

BeiGene receives positive CHMP opinion for Brukinsa for the treatment of adults with Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia

BeiGene has announced the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opinion, recommending approval of BRUKINSA (zanubrutinib) for the treatment of adult patients with Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia (WM) who have received at least one prior therapy or first-line treatment for patients unsuitable for chemo-immunotherapy. “Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors have […]

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October 1, 2021

Free radicals linked to heart damage caused by cancer

In fruit flies, antioxidants reverse tumor-related cardiac dysfunction. Ohio State University A new study in animal models shows that the presence of a cancer tumor alone can lead to cardiac damage, and suggests the culprits are molecules called free radicals interacting with specific cells in the heart. Tumors in mice and fruit flies led to varying degrees of cardiac dysfunction […]

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September 25, 2021

Study: Colon cancer risk extends to second and third-degree relatives

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Having second- or third-degree relatives with colorectal cancer increases a person’s risk of developing the disease, according to the findings of a study led by researchers from the University at Buffalo and the University of Utah. Early colonoscopy screening is often recommended for first-degree relatives of someone diagnosed with early-onset — meaning before age 50 — colorectal […]

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September 23, 2021

Engineers grow pancreatic ‘organoids’ that mimic the real thing

Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT engineers, in collaboration with scientists at Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, have developed a new way to grow tiny replicas of the pancreas, using either healthy or cancerous pancreatic cells. Their new models could help researchers develop and test potential drugs for pancreatic cancer, which is currently one of the most difficult types of cancer […]

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September 15, 2021

SOPHIA Phase III study of Margenza announces final OS data in HER2-positive breast cancer patients – MacroGenics

MacroGenics announced the final overall survival (OS) results of the SOPHIA Phase III study of Margenza (margetuximab-cmkb) in adult patients with metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer. The final OS analysis of the SOPHIA study was performed after 385 OS events occurred in the intent-to-treat (ITT) population. As per the study protocol, OS was defined as the number of days from randomization […]

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September 12, 2021

Stem-like T cells could aid immunotherapy in cancer treatment

In a new study by Yale Cancer Center, researchers show stem-like T cells within certain lymph nodes could be natural cancer fighters. Targeting these T cells, which are a type of white blood cells, with immunotherapy drugs could increase the number of cancer patients that respond to treatment. The findings were reported online today in the journal Science Immunology. “Therapies that […]

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September 5, 2021

Making CAR-T therapy most effective in leukaemia patients

Too many “exhausted” T cells left in the wake of aggressive chemotherapy regimens for patients with advanced chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) make it more challenging for chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy to do its job. Now, a new study from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania shows how to overcome this type of resistance and reinvigorate these T […]

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July 2, 2021

Merck Inc announces phase III KEYNOTE-826 trial met dual primary endpoints of overall survival and progression-free survival in patients with persistent, recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer

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May 4, 2021

FDA oncological drugs advisory committee votes in support of Tecentriq in bladder cancer – Genentech/Roche

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