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Novel nanocarrier enables targeted treatment of gliomas in vivo
The new nanoparticle formulation enabled researchers to selectively target glioma cells with Dp44mT, a potent chelator and promising anti-cancer therapeutic, for the first time.
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Ide-cel provides lasting remissions in multiply-relapsed myeloma
BMS and bluebird bio have applied to the FDA for approval of ide-cel as a standard therapy for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma based on positive Phase II trial results.
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EMA’s transformative treatments of 2020
In this article, we summarise the trial findings for the European Medicines Agency’s 13 most transformative therapies of 2020.
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FDA approves Libtayo® monotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer patients
The approval was based on a Phase III trial in which Libtayo reduced risk of death by 43 percent in non-small cell lung cancer patients with ≥50 percent PD-L1 expression in their tumours.
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UK grants marketing authorisation to “landmark” breast cancer therapy
Seagen's Tukysa® (tucatinib) was approved in the UK as part of a combination regimen for the treatment of adults with locally advanced or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer.
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CAR T therapy provides long-lasting remissions in non-hodgkin lymphoma
Study shows most non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients who achieve a remission lasting one year remain in remission for five years after receiving Novartis’ Kymriah™.
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COVID’s impact on cancer therapeutics: clinical trial and treatment disruptions
In this article, European Pharmaceutical Review’s Hannah Balfour discusses how COVID-19 has impacted the pharma industry with regard to cancer clinical trial and treatment disruptions.
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Novel chemotherapeutic pro-drug approved for FIH trial in the UK
If the proof-of concept trial of AVA6000 Pro-doxorubicin is successful, it could lead to a pipeline of pro-drug chemotherapies with limited toxicity, say the drug's developers.
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First patient dosed with therapeutic prostate cancer vaccine
The trial will evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of Ultimovacs’ prostate cancer-specific therapeutic TET-based vaccine.
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Manufacturing of CAR T-cell therapies: an overview
The emergence of CAR T-cell therapies has ignited a revolution in the field of cancer treatments. While existing products show outstanding curative capability, they are hampered by significant clinical and commercial challenges, many of which stem from their manufacturing process. Maciej Nakoniecznik discusses how a combination of biological and technological advances…
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Lynparza crosses superiority boundary for invasive disease-free survival at interim analysis
The OlympiA trial will conduct its primary analysis early, after the Independent Data Monitoring Committee found it met its primary endpoint in BRCA mutated early breast cancer patients.
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UK conditionally approves new treatment for HER2 positive breast cancer
The UK has conditionally approved Enhertu® (trastuzumab deruxtecan) as a monotherapy for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic HER2 positive breast cancer based on Phase II trial results.
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Two new developments in kidney cancer treatments
Studies suggest there are better treatment options than sunitinib for kidney cancers; cabozantinib in metastatic papillary kidney cancer and lenvatinib/pembrolizumab for renal cell carcinoma.
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Novel ionic liquid enables uniform chemotherapy delivery in solid tumours
Co-injecting doxorubicin with LATTE, a novel ionic liquid formulation, resulted in uniform chemotherapy delivery and successful ablation in solid tumours.
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Erleada drug combination extends progression-free survival in prostate cancer trial
In the Phase III ACIS study, prostate cancer patients treated with a combination of Erleada® and Zytiga® plus prednisone were less likely to die than participants receiving Zytiga and prednisone.
