Month: January 2022
Cell and Gene | RNA’s Advantages Over Other Cell Therapies With Cartesian’s CSO

Dr. Michael Singer, CSO at Cartesian Therapeutics, details why RNA has advantages over other cell therapies, the company’s three RNA trials, and the therapeutic benefit of multiple modifications.

Endpoints News | Taking notes from MD Anderson and Rice University, Avenge Bio uncloaks with $45M and a slate of immunotherapies

Michael Heffernan was already the head of a biotech company focused on chronic pain, called Collegium Pharmaceutical, which he successfully brought public in 2015. But when his wife was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, he knew that was his next mission. Heffernan’s wife is doing well — but unfortunately, that isn’t the case for most patients, […]

Targeted Oncology | OQL011 for Hand and Foot Reaction Shows Clinical Activity, Tolerable Safety

OQL011, for cancer therapy induced skin toxicity, demonstrated a tolerable safety and acceptable efficacy profile, according to topline results of part 1 of the phase 2 NOVA-II trial reported by OnQuality Pharmaceuticals. OQL011 is an ointment designed to treat hand-foot skin reaction (HFSR) which is a common adverse event of tyrosine kinase inhibitors, including VEGF […]