Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLCM), a leader in developing novel, controllable cellular immunotherapies for cancers and orphan inherited blood disorders, today reported interim clinical data of BPX-501 in pediatric patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs). BPX-501 is an adjunct T cell therapy incorporating CaspaCIDe® administered after haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplant (haplo-HSCT) for the treatment of hematologic cancers and inherited blood diseases.
Erdafitinib, an oral pan-fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor, shows promise as the first targeted agent for patients with metastatic urothelial cancer, one of the most common cancers
mHealth tools embedded with AI technology are helping doctors and those living with diabetes detect hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia up to an hour ahead of time, averting serious and potentially fatal health issues.
Investors who pressed GlaxoSmithKline to slash new CEO Emma Walmsley’s pay package before she took the helm probably won’t much like her overall compensation figure for 2017.
Cancer cells are different from normal cells in that they can avoid a naturally programmed cell death process known as apoptosis and grow almost indefinitely. In their third collaboration, Boehringer Ingelheim and Vanderbilt University have their eyes on a target that helps cancer cells evade death.
As brain cells age, they lose their ability to perform basic functions, often leading to dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders. But what’s behind this decline, and can it be stopped? Two new studies out this week uncover links between genes and brain-cell functioning that could provide new targets for therapies aimed at neurodegenerative diseases.
More women in England and Wales are to be offered a test to better determine the causes of heavy menstrual bleeding, on updated guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
Researchers from Cardiff University have created the world’s first synthetic, non-biologic vaccine.
SBRI Healthcare alumni and Cambridge-based Owlstone Medical has announced that it has raised $15 million (£11 million) to drive the global commercialisation of its Breath Biopsy® platform.
Five months after its lead drug began Phase I testing San Diego-based Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc has secured $63.5 million in Series B financing.
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