Sanofi licenses NK cells of Kiadis to boost the efficacy Sanofi has licensed the natural killer (NK) cells from Kiadis Pharma for use in combination with its multiple myeloma drug Sarclisa. The deal worth of USD 986 million gives the global rights to Sanofi for therapies that could lessen an efficacy-limit...
Find MoreCytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common herpes virus, and approximately 50 to 80 per cent of the adult US population has had a CMV infection by the time they turn 40. Once the virus infects an individual, it stays in their bodies in dormant form. The estimates by DelveInsight suggest that the total number of dia...
Find MoreRegeneron recognizes new combos to boost I-O drug Libtayo's cancer response PD-1/L1 inhibitors work by enhancing the immune response to cancer, have benefitted patients combat several types of tumors. However, many people either do not respond to these checkpoint inhibitors, or they eventually develop resistance...
Find MoreSarepta Therapeutics has announced a research and option alliance with Codiak BioSciences to design and develop engineered exosome therapeutics for neuromuscular diseases The engineered exosome technology is believed to improve the delivery of delivering gene therapy, gene editing and RNA technologies for ne...
Find MoreMerck supports Peloton Therapeutics with positive kidney cancer data Merck is revealing the data from a phase 2 study of a HIF-2α inhibitor after a year betting USD 1.05 billion on Peloton Therapeutics, and the deal is promising. The drug limited tumour growth in 43% and shrank tumors in 28% of patients...
Find MoreMyoKardia has announced the promising results of Phase III clinical trials of its lead drug mavacamten for symptomatic, obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Following the announcement, shares of the California-based company skyrocketed. The Phase III clinical trial - EXPLORER-HCM – demonstrated the pot...
Find MoreNon-small cell lung cancer market is anticipated to increase in the 7MM from USD 9,730 million in 2017 by 2030. Worldwide, cancer claimed the lives of approximately 9.6 million people in 2018 as per WHO, with lung cancer being the most commonly diagnosed one and accounting for the highest number of deaths (1.76...
Find MoreRemdesivir of Gilead accelerates COVID-19 recovery Gilead Sciences' Remdesivir shows the first data from a placebo-controlled study. Remdesivir decreases recovery time for hospitalized COVID-19 patients by four days or 31% as published in a National Institutes of Health-sponsored study setting the drug against p...
Find MoreMerck has collaborated with the Seattle-based Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) to further study novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The primary goal of the collaboration will be to investigate the molecular pathway of SARS-CoV-2 and aetiology of COVID-19 with the intent of finding an effective and standard treatm...
Find MoreA South Korean startup therapeutics company Nunaps has successfully raised USD 4.2 Million around 5 billion won in a Series A round. The investment was made by the K Partners, KTB Network, and K2 Investment Partners. Nunaps is digital therapeutics and is planning to use the funds to build its digital thera...
Find MoreThe American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is one of the largest and most respected conferences in the field of oncology. Held annually, this conference brings together researchers, physicians, and other healthcare professionals from around the world to discuss the latest advances in cancer research, diagnosis, and treatment.