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Imfinzi™ reduces risk of death in biliary tract cancer patients
Patients treated with Imfinzi and chemotherapy experienced a 20 percent reduction in the risk of death versus chemotherapy alone.
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Study finds Keytruda® improves overall survival in HCC patients
The data adds to the body of evidence relating to the use of Keytruda® as a monotherapy in second-line HCC post sorafenib.
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Imfinzi™ plus tremelimumab: “unprecedented survival” in unresectable liver cancer
Almost a third of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma patients were alive at three years on tremelimumab and Imfinzi regimen.
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Takeda to acquire Adaptate for novel T-cell engager technology
Takeda’s acquisition of Adaptate Biotherapeutics will enhance efforts to develop cell engager therapies for solid tumours.
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Keytruda® promising in adjuvant treatment of lung cancer
MSD/Merck reveals Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) significantly improved disease-free survival in adjuvant treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.
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Graft engineering sees potential to reduce GVHD risk in leukemia patients
New study shows risk of developing graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in leukaemia patients reduced by removing naïve T cells from donor blood used for stem cell grafts.
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New year, new cell and gene therapy collaborations
Here we run down four new research collaborations in the cell and gene therapy sector, announced by Bayer, BMS, Pfizer and Moderna.
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European Commission approves Lumykras® for lung cancer treatment
Amgen’s Lumykras® (sotorasib) has been approved for adults with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with KRAS G12C mutation.
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United efforts to accelerate drug development
From the Cancer Drug Development Forum (CDDF), John Smyth (Chairman), Axel Glasmacher (Treasurer) and Jaap Verweij (Managing Director) clarify the importance of a collaborative industry approach to cancer therapy development and highlight the most pressing challenges for discussion in their meetings and workshops.
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Formulation, Development & Delivery In-Depth Focus 2021
This in-depth focus explores recent developments in pharmaceutical stress testing and why collaboration is key in the development of cancer therapeutics.
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Cilta-cel achieves progression-free survival in multiple myeloma patients
In the Phase Ib/II trial, cilta-cel achieved minimal residual disease negativity in 92 percent of patients and improved survival.
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NICE recommends osimertinib for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Over 600 people may benefit as NICE publishes final draft guidance recommending osimertinib within the Cancer Drugs Fund.
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EPR Podcast Episode 6 – Precision Medicine with Laetitia Decroix Guilloux and Edmond Chan, Janssen
Why are precision medicines important? What challenges face their development and manufacture? Where could they be in 10 years? Discover all this and more in this podcast with Janssen!
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Drug combination an alternative leukaemia treatment to chemotherapy
A clinical trial found that all-trans retinoic acid and arsenic trioxide is an effective treatment for acute promyelocytic leukaemia.
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Actimab-A CLAG-M combination displays 100 percent remission rate
Actinium's Actimab-A CLAG-M combination showed a 100 percent remission rate in relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukaemia patients receiving 0.75 μCi/kg in Phase I study.