Posts by: Catarina Silva, MSc

Catarina Silva, MSc

With over three years of experience in the medical communications business, Catarina holds a BSc. in Biomedical Sciences and a MSc. in Neurosciences. Apart from writing, she has been involved in patient-oriented translational and clinical research.

February 17, 2020February 17, 2020

Opdivo Extends Survival in Pretreated Advanced Stomach Cancer Patients, Phase 3 Trial Results Show

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The immune checkpoint inhibitor Opdivo (nivolumab) may be a safe and effective treatment for people with advanced gastric or esophagogastric junction cancer who failed standard chemotherapy regimens, results from a Phase 3 ... Read more

March 6, 2019

FDA Places Partial Hold on Xencor’s Phase 1 Trial of XmAb14045 Immunotherapy for Blood Cancers

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has placed a partial clinical hold on Xencor’s Phase 1 clinical trial of XmAb14045 for acute myeloid leukemia and other CD123-positive blood cancers because of ... Read more

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019

GE Healthcare, Vanderbilt University Medical Center to Develop Apps that Predict Immunotherapy Responses

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GE Healthcare and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have established a five-year partnership aimed at developing new diagnostic tools to predict how an immunotherapy will work — as far as ... Read more

October 2, 2018

Boehringer Buys ViraTherapeutics’ Shares to Expand Oncolytic Virus Program

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Boehringer Ingelheim has bought all ViraTherapeutics’ shares, acquiring the company’s oncolytic virus platform and treatment candidates. The deal totaled €210 million (almost $247 million), and was based on a stock option agreement that ... Read more

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018

First Patient Dosed in Phase 1/2 Trial Assessing CBT-101 Combos in Liver, Kidney Cancers

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CBT Pharmaceuticals has dosed the first participant in its Phase 1/2 clinical trial assessing the safety and tolerability of CBT-101, in combination with PD-1 inhibitors, in advanced or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and ... Read more

September 11, 2018September 11, 2018

StemVacs Cancer Vaccine Shows Safety in Phase 1 Study and May Be Eligible for Right to Try, Therapeutic Solutions Says

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StemVacs, a cell-based immunotherapy vaccine platform that targets cancer stem cells, was well-tolerated by 10 patients with multiple advanced cancers who took part in a Phase 1 safety trial, the ... Read more

September 4, 2018

Adlai Nortye Opens Boston Site to Advance Cancer Treatments

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Adlai Nortye has opened its first U.S. innovation center, in Boston, Massachusetts. The China-based company is dedicated to the development of treatments for metabolic diseases and cancer. The Boston staff’s ... Read more

August 10, 2018August 10, 2018

Seattle Children’s Hospital Enrolling Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors for Study of CAR T-cell Immunotherapy

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Seattle Children’s Hospital is enrolling children and young adults with specific and advanced solid tumors in a Phase 1 clinical trial assessing whether T-cell immunotherapy can treat these abnormal masses ... Read more

September 28, 2017

Adjuvant Opdivo Delays Recurrence in Advanced Melanoma Patients, CheckMate-238 Study Shows

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Advanced melanoma patients at high risk of recurrence after surgery fare better if given Opdivo (nivolumab) compared to the standard of care Yervoy (ipilimumab), according to data presented at the European Society for ... Read more