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A Phase Ii Trial Of Onapristone In Combination With Fulvestrant For Patients With Er-Positive And Her2-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer After Progression On Endocrine Therapy And Cdk 4/6 Inhibitors
Antiprogestins act as Progesterone Receptor (PgR) antagonists. Novel and promising class of drugs to overcome endocrine resistance associated with ESR1 mutations. SMILE STUDY is a multi-institutional phase II clinical trial to determine the efficacy of an antiprogestin, Onapristone +fulvestrantas second line therapy for patients with HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Hypothesis: The ...
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Mobile Mammography
bout two years after the outbreak of COVID-19, many resources are still being used in the fight against this new virus. Nevertheless, the number of breast cancer cases in Italy are still very high: according to the report “The numbers of cancer in Italy”, published by AIRTUM and AIOM, in 2020 about 55.000 new cases were diagnosed in Italy among women (as of today, estimates for 2021 ...
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ctDNA-guided Adaptive Therapy Escalation in ER+ MBC: A Phase 1b Study with Letrozole, Palbociclib and Onapristone ER
Extended release Onapristone (Onapristone ER) is a progesterone receptor (PR) antagonist that inhibits hormone-mediated PR activation and stabilizes PR association with compressors, resulting in an antineoplastic effect when applied alone or in combination with antiestrogen therapy to breast cancer cells in vitro (1). Recent preclinical studies further suggest that onapristone adds to inhibition ...
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Primary Results of Onawa (Solti-1802) Trial: A Window Of Opportunity Trial Of Onapristone In Postmenopausal Women With Progesterone Receptor-Positive/Her2-Negative Early Breast Cancer
PGR is an estrogen-responsive gene and progesterone receptor (PR) expression, evaluated by immunohistochemistry (IHC), is used as a clinical biomarker of estrogen signaling and estrogen receptor (ER) functionality.1 Despite the well-studied role of PGR as mitogen and independent ER activator, anti-progestins for the treatment of BC have been poorly tested. While limited success for ...
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Koning Begins FDA Clinical Screening Trial in Daytona Beach, Florida
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Koning begins an FDA screening trial this month for their no-compression, Isotropic, 3-dimensional breast imaging device. The company received FDA PMA approval for commercial, diagnostic use in 2017. Since then, the Koning Breast CT (KBCT) has been installed in clinics and universities in the US and globally. "This FDA screening trial is a major ...
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Onapristone Extended Release: Safety Evaluation from Phase I–II Studies with an Emphasis on Hepatotoxicity
Introduction Anliprogestins have demonstrated promising activity against breast and gynecological cancers, but liver-related safety concerns limited the advancement of this therapeutic class. Onapristone is a full progesterone receptor antagonist originally developed as an oral contraceptive and later evaluated in phase II studies for metastatic breast cancer. Because of liver enzyme elevations ...
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Northern Arizona, Verde Valley MC Highlights VeraForm; Importance Marking Breast Surgical Site
As a patient facing breast cancer surgery, you should know that precise "marking" of your cancer surgical site is an important part of your treatment. A marker is a device inserted at the surgical site. Precision in marking helps make sure you retain as much normal breast tissue as possible with the surgery. This ultimately leads to best overall post-surgical care by your wellness team. A new ...
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Bertin Technologies teams support the fight against breast cancer
This month, from Frankfurt to Finland via Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Bertin Technologies Group employees around the world took part in “Pink October”, a month dedicated to prevention, information and fundraising in the fight against breast cancer. In addition to raising awareness of this disease by wearing a touch of pink, our colleagues in Basingstoke (UK) organized a collection and ...
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NICE Irreversible Electroporation for Treating Prostate Cancer Announcement
Around half of all men say lack of sexual function is a significant problem to them after prostate cancer intervention, highlighted in an international survey from 32 countries and over 5000 men by the Europa-Uomo group1. Real world evidence is important to understand what is happening to patients in healthcare2, so AngioDynamics welcomed the news last week that the UK’s National Institute ...
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Alfa Chemistry Newly Introduces Three APIs to Meet Market Demands: Tofacitinib Citrate, Tamoxifen Citrate, and Epalrestat
Alfa Chemistry, a leading pharmaceutical supplier, has recently announced the addition of three new APIs to its full-ranged product catalog, i.e., tofacitinib citrate, tamoxifen citrate, and epalrestat. These new products are introduced to meet the growing demands of the pharmaceutical market. Tofacitinib Citrate Tofacitinib Citrate is a medication used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic ...
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Bayer to present latest research across its advancing oncology portfolio at AACR 2023 Annual Meeting
Bayer presents first Phase 1 results from its most advanced clinical Immuno-Oncology program, aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) inhibitor BAY2416964 New preclinical data on Bayer’s DGK zeta inhibitor being featured in oral presentation in New Drugs on the Horizon session New preclinical data on mutEGFR HER2 program, currently in Phase 1, will be presented Bayer progresses novel research ...
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Stemline Therapeutics, a subsidiary of Menarini Group, Receives U.S. FDA Approval for ORSERDU (elacestrant) as the First and Only Treatment Specifically Indicated for Patients with ESR1 Mutations in ER+, HER2- Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer
ESR1 mutations are present in up to 40% of ER+, HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancers. ESR1 mutations are a known driver of resistance to standard endocrine therapy, and so far, have been difficult to treat. ORSERDU is the first endocrine innovation in more than 20 years, specifically addressing ESR1 mutations, a major unmet need. The Menarini Group (“Menarini”), a ...
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Beyond Cancer Announces Sponsored Research Agreement with Stanford and Appointment of Frederick M. Dirbas, MD and Mark D. Pegram, MD to Scientific Advisory Board
Beyond Cancer, Ltd., an affiliate of Beyond Air, Inc. (NASDAQ: XAIR) that is developing ultra-high concentration nitric oxide (UNO) as an immunotherapeutic for solid tumors, announces entry into a sponsored research agreement with Stanford School of Medicine and the appointment of Frederick M. Dirbas, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Stanford School of Medicine ...
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Ultravist by Bayer now approved for contrast-enhanced mammography in EU
Ultravist-300, -370 receives green light for indication extension for use in contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) in a European Workshare Procedure CEM is emerging modality combining digital mammography with the administration of a contrast agent Strategically expands Bayer’s portfolio in breast imaging, including contrast agents and injectors Bayer announced today that its ...
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Stilla and Promega Announce Co-Marketing Agreement to Offer Complete Digital PCR Workflow Solution
Stilla Technologies, the multiplex digital PCR company, and Promega Corporation today announced a co-marketing agreement that combines sample preparation with the latest Maxwell® systems and digital PCR on the six-color naica® system. With this partnership, the companies will offer an optimized workflow for a wide range of applications including liquid biopsy, sentinel pathogen testing, ...
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Lattice Medical Launches its Clinical Trials
And here we are! After 3 years of work, we announce the start of our clinical trials and the inclusion of a first patient eligible for breast reconstruction with #MATTISSE for her breast cancer. This is a world first for this type of technology, #madeinfrance totally resorbable, 3D printed, allowing a natural breast reconstruction, with a simple and unique surgery. We hope to provide an ...
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Carrick Therapeutics and The Menarini Group Announce Clinical Trial Collaboration to Evaluate Samuraciclib and Elacestrant Combination
Carrick Therapeutics, an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing highly differentiated therapies, and the Menarini Group ("Menarini"), a privately-held, leading international pharmaceutical company, today announced a clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement. This agreement covers the execution of a Phase 2 clinical trial to evaluate the novel combination of ...
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Context Therapeutics® Reports Encouraging Preliminary Phase 2 Data for ONA-XR in Metastatic Breast Cancer
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Context Therapeutics Inc. (“Context” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CNTX), a women’s oncology company developing novel treatments for breast and gynecologic cancers, announced preliminary Phase 2 data from the ongoing SMILE trial of onapristone extended release (ONA-XR), the company’s novel, first-in-class, potent, ...
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Exploring next steps in cancer precision diagnostics using transcriptomics
While DNA is largely identical in all cells, RNA fluctuates considerably both in presence and relative concentrations. The variation reflects the underlying cause of a cell’s character and thus RNA analysis gives a more accurate view of the state cells are in compared to DNA analysis. Gene expression levels are important to analyse, and quantitative RNA sequencing is the most informative ...
By Qlucore AB
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Molecular Devices adds proprietary patient-derived organoid technology with acquisition of Cellesce
Molecular Devices, LLC., a leading provider of high-performance life science solutions, today announced the acquisition of Cellesce Ltd (“Cellesce”) which specializes in contract development and manufacturing of large scale patient-derived organoids (PDOs) for diverse applications, including drug screening. Drug efficacy and toxicity testing often rely on immortalized cell lines or ...
By Cellesce Ltd
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