The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research and the Structural Genomics Consortium in Toronto developed a new drug prototype, called OICR-9429, and made it freely available to the research community.
Vaccinogen Inc. entered into an agreement with Dublin City University, through one of its subsidiaries, to provide an exclusive two-year option to evaluate and acquire a high-throughput, multiplex, analysis platform, DiCAST.
Sequenom Inc. entered into a clinical research collaboration with the University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center to explore the utility of Sequenom's new liquid biopsy assay to comprehensively profile circulating cell-free tumor DNA in blood to enable serial monitoring and assist with therapy selection in cancer patients.
Janssen Biotech Inc. announced an exclusive, worldwide license agreement with Alligator Bioscience AB for ADC-1013, an immuno-oncology agent currently in phase I clinical studies.
FDA approved Varubi (rolapitant) to prevent delayed phase chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
FDA granted priority review for MCNA, developed by Telesta Therapeutics Inc.
FDA granted Orphan Drug Designation for MTG-201, a therapy targeting Dickkopf-3 gene defects in various cancers, for the treatment of malignant mesothelioma.
FDA granted Orphan Drug Designation to Toca 511 & Toca FC, an investigational immunotherapy treatment for glioblastoma developed by Tocagen.
The European Commission granted a marketing authorization for Unituxin (dinutuximab) for the treatment of high-risk neuroblastoma in patients aged 12 months to 17 years, who have previously received induction chemotherapy and achieved at least a partial response, followed by myeloablative therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation.
The European Commission granted a marketing authorization for Unituxin (dinutuximab) for the treatment of high-risk neuroblastoma in patients aged 12 months to 17 years, who have previously received induction chemotherapy and achieved at least a partial response, followed by myeloablative therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation. Unituxin is administered in combination with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor,... […]
