Pembrolizumab

Imugene Highlights Recent Achievements and Looks Ahead to Key Upcoming Immuno-oncology Catalysts

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

Imugene Managing Director & CEO Leslie Chong said: “We are encouraged by the initial safety and efficacy signals seen to date.

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  • Imugene Managing Director & CEO Leslie Chong said: “We are encouraged by the initial safety and efficacy signals seen to date.
  • Notably, in our Phase 1 MAST CF33 oncolytic virus trial, we’ve seen encouraging response rates during dose escalation, including one complete response in a patient with cholangiocarcinoma, and two partial responses in melanoma as we continue to dose escalate with no safety issues.
  • Importantly, two out of three of these responses were achieved with CF33 monotherapy.
  • onCARlytics uses an antigen/target-armed CF33, followed by treatment with a CD19 targeting therapy directed against that antigen or target.

CEL-SCI Corporation Issues Letter to Shareholders

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE American: CVM) today issued a letter to its shareholders.

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  • CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE American: CVM) today issued a letter to its shareholders.
  • This letter will be sent to the Company’s shareholders along with the proxy to the upcoming annual meeting.
  • In October 2023, the new data were presented at the 2023 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress.
  • These features make it easy to write a label for Multikine, which is essential for drug approval.

Pfizer Oncology Hosts Innovation Day, Highlighting Fully Integrated Organization, Robust Portfolio, and Strategic Priorities to Drive Long-Term Sustainable Growth

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

A replay of the webcast and related materials, including the presentations and a summary and transcript, will be made available on the Pfizer investor relations website at www.pfizer.com/investors .

Key Points: 
  • A replay of the webcast and related materials, including the presentations and a summary and transcript, will be made available on the Pfizer investor relations website at www.pfizer.com/investors .
  • “With the completion of the Seagen acquisition in 2023, Pfizer has significantly expanded its Oncology organization to amplify its efforts to advance new standards of care and improve outcomes for patients,” said Chris Boshoff, Chief Oncology Officer and Executive Vice President, Pfizer.
  • Pfizer’s Oncology portfolio is focused on three core scientific modalities: small molecules, antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), and bispecific antibodies, including other immuno-oncology biologics.
  • Please read full Prescribing Information , including BOXED WARNING, for ELREXFIOTM (elranatamab-bcmm).

Bicycle Therapeutics Reports Recent Business Progress and Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Bicycle Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ: BCYC), a biopharmaceutical company pioneering a new and differentiated class of therapeutics based on its proprietary bicyclic peptide (Bicycle®) technology, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023, and provided recent corporate updates.

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  • Bicycle Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ: BCYC), a biopharmaceutical company pioneering a new and differentiated class of therapeutics based on its proprietary bicyclic peptide (Bicycle®) technology, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023, and provided recent corporate updates.
  • We continue to demonstrate our ability to develop highly differentiated, precision-guided therapeutics that may offer greater tolerability and lead to enhanced benefit for patients,” said Kevin Lee, Ph.D., CEO of Bicycle Therapeutics.
  • Validating the company’s Bicycle® Radio Conjugates (BRC™) pipeline and partner for success, with updates expected from its wholly owned BRC program by mid-2024.
  • Advancing the company’s Bicycle Tumor-Targeted Immune Cell Agonist® (Bicycle TICA®) immune-oncology pipeline through innovative partnerships.

Genprex Collaborators to Present Positive Preclinical Data on the Use of Reqorsa® and on NPRL2 Gene Therapy Utilizing Non-Viral Oncoprex® Delivery System for the Treatment of Lung Cancers at the 2024 AACR Annual Meeting

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Genprex, Inc. ("Genprex" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: GNPX), a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on developing life-changing therapies for patients with cancer and diabetes, today announced that its research collaborators will present at the upcoming 2024 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting being held April 5-10, 2024 in San Diego, California. The collaborators will present positive preclinical data from studies of its lead product candidate, Reqorsa® Immunogene Therapy (quaratusugene ozeplasmid), as well as NPRL2 gene therapy, which both utilize the Company's non-viral Oncoprex® Delivery System for the treatment of lung cancer.

Key Points: 
  • The collaborators will present positive preclinical data from studies of its lead product candidate, Reqorsa® Immunogene Therapy (quaratusugene ozeplasmid), as well as NPRL2 gene therapy, which both utilize the Company's non-viral Oncoprex® Delivery System for the treatment of lung cancer.
  • In this humanized mouse model, researchers investigated the anti-tumor immune responses to NPRL2 gene therapy in pembrolizumab resistant KRAS/STK11mt NSCLC.
  • "Today's bolus of compelling data validates the potential of REQORSA and the ONCOPREX Delivery System as innovative cancer treatments.
  • We look forward to continuing to evaluate the ONCOPREX Delivery System using both REQORSA and NPRL2 as potential treatments for lung cancer."

Medicenna Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Results and Corporate Update

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Today, the Company reports promising clinical data from the on-going monotherapy escalation and expansion arms of the ABILITY-1 study.

Key Points: 
  • Today, the Company reports promising clinical data from the on-going monotherapy escalation and expansion arms of the ABILITY-1 study.
  • Clinical update from the combination arm of the ABILITY-1 study evaluating MDNA11 in with KEYTRUDA® expected in H1 and H2 of 2024.
  • Research and development expenses of $3.0 million were incurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2023, compared with $2.9 million incurred in the quarter ended December 31, 2022.
  • General and administrative expenses of $1.8 million were incurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2023, compared with $2.0 million during the quarter ended December 31, 2022.

Medicenna Announces First Patient Dosed in ABILITY-1 Study of MDNA11 in Combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

The combination portion of the study is designed to evaluate the potential for a synergistic effect of MDNA11 with KEYTRUDA® in patients with advanced solid tumors.

Key Points: 
  • The combination portion of the study is designed to evaluate the potential for a synergistic effect of MDNA11 with KEYTRUDA® in patients with advanced solid tumors.
  • “Dosing the first patient in the combination arm with MDNA11 and KEYTRUDA® is a significant milestone for Medicenna and are excited with the progress of our novel IL-2 superkine," said Fahar Merchant, PhD, President and CEO of Medicenna.
  • “By combining MDNA11 with KEYTRUDA®, we are building upon the promising data generated to date by MDNA11 as a single agent.
  • MDNA11, with its uniquely differentiating ‘beta-enhanced not-alpha’ features, continues to be a potential best-in-class next-generation IL-2 super-agonist for treatment of advanced solid tumors.

Adagene Announces Progress and Expansion of Clinical Collaboration Program for Masked, Anti-CTLA-4 SAFEbody® ADG126 (muzastotug) in Combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) to Demonstrate Further Efficacy in Patients with Metastatic Microsatellite-stabl

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Friday, February 9, 2024

SAN DIEGO and SUZHOU, China, Feb. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adagene Inc. (“Adagene”) (Nasdaq: ADAG), a company transforming the discovery and development of novel antibody-based therapies, today announced progress and expansion of the clinical collaboration development program for its masked, anti-CTLA-4 SAFEbody, ADG126 in combination with Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA’s anti-PD-1 therapy, KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), in patients with metastatic microsatellite-stable (MSS) colorectal cancer (CRC).

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  • Given the safety profile of ADG126, Adagene has also initiated evaluation of 20 mg/kg loading doses in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced/metastatic cancer.
  • The company plans dose expansion with this regimen in patients with MSS CRC in the US and Asia Pacific.
  • Adagene has also received clearance from the CDE in China to initiate clinical evaluation of ADG126 in combination with pembrolizumab.
  • Data from the ongoing phase 1b/2 clinical trial of ADG126 in combination with pembrolizumab, including dose expansion cohorts, are anticipated throughout 2024:
    Evaluation of 20 mg/kg loading doses for Project Optimus requirements:

SMC Laboratories Reveals Innovative STAM™-HCC/IO+ Mouse for Identifying and Developing Novel Therapeutic Drugs for Liver Cancer, Blazing a Trail in the Immuno-Oncology Field

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

The STAM™-HCC/IO+ mouse is a model that allows stable evaluation of the growth of multiple target lesions originating from the liver over a certain period.

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  • The STAM™-HCC/IO+ mouse is a model that allows stable evaluation of the growth of multiple target lesions originating from the liver over a certain period.
  • Furthermore, it can be used for testing molecular target drugs and immune checkpoint inhibitors, and for other therapeutic targets while performing stable drug efficacy evaluations.
  • As the prevalence of liver cancer increases, it is anticipated that SMC Laboratories' STAM™-HCC/IO+ mouse will greatly contribute to the development of therapeutic drugs for liver cancer in the future.
  • Liver cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer in the world (Huang DQ et al, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 18, 223-238, 2021).