Posts by: Patricia Inacio PhD

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TRQ-1501, an experimental immune cell cancer therapy developed by Torque, was granted Fast Track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of certain hard-to-treat solid ... Read more

June 18, 2019

Colorectal Cancer Vaccine Candidate Induces Potent Immune Responses, Interim Trial Results Show

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A single dose of PolyPEPI1018 — Treos Bio’s investigational off-the-shelf vaccine for colorectal cancer — induced promising immune responses and clinical signs of efficacy when given in combination with standard ... Read more

June 14, 2019

Tecentriq Combo Prolongs Life of Lung Cancer Patients with Liver Metastases, Phase 3 Study Shows

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Adding Tecentriq (atezolizumab) to a combination of Avastin (bevacizumab) and chemotherapy cut the risk of death by nearly half in a group of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients ... Read more

June 12, 2019

FDA Approves Keytruda for Metastatic or Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Keytruda (pembrolizumab) as a first-line therapy for patients with metastatic or recurrent and inoperable head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) whose ... Read more

June 7, 2019

Imfinzi Still Improving Survival Rates in Advanced NSCLC Patients, PACIFIC Update Shows

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AstraZeneca‘s Imfinzi (durvalumab) continues to demonstrate superior overall survival compared to placebo when given to patients with stage III, inoperable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose disease did not progress after platinum-based chemotherapy and ... Read more

June 4, 2019

Phase 1/2 Trial of Immunotherapy AGI-134 to Open to US Patients with Solid Tumors

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BioLineRx is expanding the Phase 1/2 clinical trial of its investigational AGI-134 to include the U.S., now that regulatory officials there have approved the company’s request to test the treatment. ... Read more

May 28, 2019May 28, 2019

Cosibelimab Shows Signs of Anti-cancer Activity Against Multiple Tumor Types in Phase 1 Trial

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Treatment with Checkpoint Therapeutics’ investigational immunotherapy Cosibelimab supports a positive anti-cancer response in approximately 28% of patients with advanced solid tumors, interim results from an ongoing Phase 1 trial show. In ... Read more

May 24, 2019

Trial Testing EDV Nanocells in Pancreatic, Other EGFR-positive Advanced Solid Cancers Now Dosing Patients

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A Phase 1/2 clinical trial has started dosing participants to test EnGeneIC‘s second-generation cytotoxic-loaded EDV nanocells as a treatment for EGFR-positive solid cancers who have exhausted all other therapeutic alternatives. The ... Read more

April 10, 2019

Trial Testing Triple Combo Immunotherapy in Newly-diagnosed Glioblastoma Completes Patient Enrollment

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A Phase 1/2 clinical trial testing a triple immunotherapy combination for newly diagnosed glioblastoma has completed patient enrollment three months ahead of schedule. Inovio Pharmaceuticals, the company leading the trial, ... Read more

April 9, 2019

OSE Immunotherapeutics, Léon Bérard Cancer Center to Collaborate Using AI

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France’s OSE Immunotherapeutics and Léon Bérard Cancer Center have established a research collaboration to use analysis based on artificial intelligence (AI) to identify new targets for cancer immunotherapies. Under the collaboration, ... Read more