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Five-Year Data for Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Plus Chemotherapy Showed Sustained Survival Benefit Versus Chemotherapy Alone in Two Studies for Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Five-year overall survival rate of 19.4% and 18.4% for KEYTRUDA plus chemotherapy in KEYNOTE-189 and KEYNOTE-407, respectively In first-line metastatic NSCLC, KEYTRUDA-based regimens have now shown a five-year survival benefit in four trials RAHWAY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced KEYTRUDA, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, plus … [Read more…]

New Data Presented at ESMO 2022 Show Veracyte’s Decipher Prostate Genomic Classifier May Help Inform Personalized Treatment Decisions in Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer

Findings from ancillary study of Phase 3 STAMPEDE trial reveal Decipher Prostate test is prognostic for clinical outcomes in men with high-risk non-metastatic and metastatic prostate cancer Data support Veracyte’s plan to expand test availability in the U.S. and offer test globally as an in vitro diagnostic SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Veracyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCYT) … [Read more…]

CORRECTING and REPLACING James Johnston named to Greyledge Technologies Board of Directors

The seasoned executive will support and further the biotech company’s cell therapeutics growth by facilitating company expansion, capitalization and strategic development. DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$GLTI #biotech–Second paragraph, second sentence of release dated September 6, 2022, should read: Jim is a seasoned leader, and as Greyledge continues to accelerate efforts to scale our novel cellular therapeutics platform in … [Read more…]

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Presents Initial Phase 1 Single Agent Dose Escalation Data for First-in-Class ULK Inhibitor of Autophagy, DCC-3116, at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2022

– DCC-3116 Was Well-tolerated with No Dose Limiting Toxicities or Treatment-Related Serious Adverse Events Observed – – Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Data Across all Doses Levels Demonstrated Exposure and ULK 1/2 Inhibition Associated with Anti-cancer Efficacy in Preclinical Studies – – Selection of Starting Dose and Initiation of Combination Dose Escalation Cohorts with MEK and KRASG12C … [Read more…]

CatalYm Demonstrates Clinical Efficacy and Tolerability in First-in-Human Phase 1 Trial for Visugromab and Nivolumab Combination

– In an oral presentation at ESMO 2022, data from the GDFATHER-1 trial showed that treatment with visugromab and the anti-PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab resulted in excellent tolerability and significant anti-tumor activity. All patients in the study were heavily pre-treated, last-line, advanced-stage solid tumor patients, who were relapsed on or refractory to prior anti-PD-1/PD-L1 treatment – … [Read more…]

Bicara Therapeutics Presents New Data from Ongoing Phase 1/1b Trial of Lead First-in-Class Bifunctional Program, BCA101, at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2022

– Stage one efficacy threshold achieved in dose expansion in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck – Webinar to review data to be held Monday, September 12th at 10:30 a.m. ET, featuring Principal Investigator Glenn J. Hanna, M.D. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bicara Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing dual-action biologics designed to … [Read more…]

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Announces Data from Poster Presentation for Poziotinib in NSCLC Patients with G778_P780dup HER2 Exon 20 Mutations at ESMO Congress 2022

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NasdaqGS: SPPI), a biopharmaceutical company focused on novel and targeted oncology therapies, today announced data from a poster presentation titled: High Activity of Poziotinib in G778_P780dup HER2 Exon 20 Insertion Mutations in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). The data show that poziotinib is highly active in G778 mutations in both treatment … [Read more…]

Exai Bio Presents Data Demonstrating that its Novel RNA-based Liquid Biopsy Platform has Potential for Early Detection and Monitoring of Colorectal Cancer

– Poster presentation at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO), Paris, France PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#innovation–Exai Bio, a next-generation liquid biopsy company, and researchers at UCSF are presenting data from a new study in a poster entitled “Serum-based colorectal cancer detection using orphan noncoding RNAs” at the 2022 European … [Read more…]

Concert Pharmaceuticals Announces Presentation of CTP-543 THRIVE-AA1 Phase 3 Data in Alopecia Areata During Late Breaking Session at EADV Congress

35 Percent of Patients Treated With CTP-543 12 mg Twice-Daily Achieved At Least 90 Percent Scalp Hair Coverage (SALT Score ≤ 10) After 24 Weeks of Treatment Newly-Reported Results Show Significant Improvement in Eyebrow and Eyelash Regrowth in Patients Treated With Both Doses of CTP-543 MILAN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$CNCE #AlopeciaAreata—Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNCE) today announced the … [Read more…]

DS-7300 Continues to Show Promising Durable Response in Patients with Several Types of Advanced Cancer

Extended follow-up data from phase 1/2 trial of DS-7300 in patients with metastatic lung, prostate or esophageal cancer to be featured in Proffered Paper session at ESMO TOKYO, BASKING RIDGE, N.J. & NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Daiichi Sankyo (TSE: 4568) and Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI) announced that extended follow-up data from a phase 1/2 trial of … [Read more…]