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LA JOLLA, Calif., Oct. 04, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ:MNOV) and the JASDAQ Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Code Number:4875), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan-drug designation to MN-166 (ibudilast) as …
Tag Archives: GBM
October, 2018
December, 2017
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26 December
FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to DelMar’s Recurrent Glioblastoma Candidate
VANCOUVER, British Columbia and MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — DelMar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: DMPI) (“DelMar” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of new cancer therapies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for …
September, 2017
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15 September
FDA Approves Amgen and Allergan’s Mvasi for the Treatment of Five Types of Cancer
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Sept. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and Allergan plc. (NYSE: AGN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved MVASI™ (bevacizumab-awwb) for all eligible indications of the reference product, Avastin® (bevacizumab). MVASI is the first anti-cancer biosimilar, as well as the first bevacizumab biosimilar, approved by the FDA. MVASI is …
May, 2017
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8 May
Regeneron and Inovio Enter Agreement for Glioblastoma Combination Therapy
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. and PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., May 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) and Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: INO) today announced a clinical study agreement for a Phase 1b/2a immuno-oncology trial. The study will be conducted by Inovio in patients with newly-diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and will …
April, 2017
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14 April
Glioblastoma Patients May Benefit from a Vaccine-Chemotherapy Combination
Bottom Line: A vaccine targeting cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigen pp65, combined with high-dose chemotherapy (temozolomide), improved both progression-free survival and overall survival for a small group of glioblastoma (GBM) patients. Journal in Which the Study was Published: Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Author: Lead …
March, 2017
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27 March
Ziopharm Announces Successful End-of-Phase 2 Meeting with FDA for its Gene Therapy in Recurrent Glioblastoma
BOSTON, March 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq:ZIOP), a biopharmaceutical company focused on new immunotherapies, today announced the receipt of positive guidance from an End-of-Phase 2 meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its lead gene therapy product candidate, Ad-RTS-hIL-12 plus orally administered veledimex …
February, 2017
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7 February
GW Pharma’s Cannabis-Derived Drug Shows Promise in Brain Cancer Study
London, UK, 7 Feb 2017: GW Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: GWPH, “GW,” “the Company” or “the Group”), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel therapeutics from its proprietary cannabinoid product platform, today announced positive top-line results from an exploratory Phase 2 placebo-controlled clinical study of a proprietary combination …
October, 2016
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31 October
Roche Licenses its PI3K Pathway Brain Cancer Drug to Novogen
SYDNEY, Oct. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Australian oncology-focused biotechnology company, Novogen Ltd (ASX: NRT; NASDAQ: NVGN) today announced that it has entered into a worldwide licensing agreement with Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, to develop and commercialize GDC-0084, a small molecule inhibitor of the phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) pathway. The …
July, 2016
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27 July
NCCN Guidelines Recommend Optune as a Standard Treatment Option for Newly Diagnosed GBM
ST. HELIER, Jersey–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Novocure (NASDAQ: NVCR) announced today that the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has recommended Optune as a standard treatment option for newly diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM) in its Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Central Nervous System Cancers. NCCN panel members designated Optune together with temozolomide …
June, 2016
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6 June
AbbVie Presents Positive Data from its Early-Stage Brain Cancer Trial
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., June 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced safety and preliminary efficacy data from a Phase 1 study of ABT-414 – an investigational antibody drug conjugate (ADC) for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) amplified, recurrent glioblastoma (GBM) – showed no dose-limiting …