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Engineered herpes simplex virus Shows Promise Against Deadly glioblastoma in Early Trial

Researchers from Mass General Brigham and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a new treatment for glioblastoma, a highly aggressive brain cancer that often resists immunotherapy. The therapy uses a genetically engineered herpes simplex virus that selectively infects and kills tumor cells while sparing healthy brain tissue. As it replicates, the virus destroys cancer cells and […]

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Engineered Oncolytic Virus with Built-In Safety Switch Advances to Clinical Trials

Researchers have developed a more advanced version of an oncolytic vaccinia virus, designed to safely target and kill cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue. Although this type of “living drug” has shown promise, earlier versions faced key challenges, including safety concerns from uncontrolled viral spread, risk of infecting others through skin lesions, and difficulty tracking

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Engineered CAR-NK Cell Therapy Shows Promise Against Metastatic Osteosarcoma

A new study reports a promising cell therapy for osteosarcoma, a bone cancer that is especially difficult to treat once it spreads. While survival rates for localized disease are about 70%, they fall below 30% when the cancer metastasizes, most often to the lungs. Treatment options have remained largely unchanged for decades, relying on surgery

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Multi-Target Survivin Peptide Shows Strong Tumor Reduction in Early Cancer Study

A new study reports a promising cancer treatment strategy using a peptide called 1H13, designed to target survivin—a protein that helps cancer cells avoid death. Survivin is highly expressed in tumors but largely absent in normal adult tissues, making it an attractive therapeutic target. Previous attempts to block survivin have had limited success, but this

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Phase 2 Trial Shows Limited Benefit of Azacitidine Plus Pembrolizumab in Advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

A Phase 2 trial tested the combination of Azacitidine and Pembrolizumab as a second-line treatment for advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. The goal was to “prime” the tumor with Azacitidine to make it more visible to the immune system and improve response to immunotherapy. The study enrolled 36 patients, with 31 evaluable for efficacy. Results showed

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FDA Grants Orphan Drug Status to ChemoSeed for Aggressive high-grade gliomas

ChemoSeed, a new implantable drug-delivery system, has received Orphan Drug Designation from the FDA for treating aggressive high-grade gliomas, including glioblastoma. Traditional chemotherapy often struggles to reach brain tumors due to the blood-brain barrier. ChemoSeed overcomes this by using tiny biodegradable implants placed directly into the tumor or surgical site. These “seeds” release Irinotecan over

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Pumitamig Shows Promise for Expanding Immunotherapy to PD-L1 Negative metastatic triple-negative breast cancer Patients

Pumitamig (BNT327) is a new bispecific antibody showing promise for patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, including those who are PD-L1 negative and previously had limited immunotherapy options. The drug works by targeting two pathways at once: it blocks PD-L1 to unleash T cells against tumors and inhibits VEGF to stop tumor blood vessel growth.

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Next-Generation Drugs and Microbiome Approaches Drive Advances in renal cell carcinoma

Emerging strategies in renal cell carcinoma are focusing on new drugs and personalized approaches to improve patient outcomes. Next-generation kinase inhibitors like Zanzalintinib show promise with high disease control rates in early trials. The Phase 3 STELLAR-304 study is testing it with Nivolumab as frontline therapy for non-clear cell RCC. Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-2α inhibitors are

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TALAPRO-3 Trial Shows Talazoparib Combo Delays Progression in metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer

Positive results from the Phase 3 TALAPRO-3 trial show that a new combination therapy can significantly delay disease progression in patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer who carry HRR gene mutations. The study evaluated Talazoparib combined with Enzalutamide in patients whose cancer has spread but still responds to hormone therapy. This group represents about 25%

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UCSF Breakthrough Turns CAR-T cell therapy Into a One-Step Injection

Researchers at University of California San Francisco have developed a new approach that could transform CAR-T cell therapy by turning it into a simple injection instead of a complex lab procedure. Traditional CAR-T therapy requires removing a patient’s immune cells, modifying them in a lab, and reinfusing them weeks later. This process is slow, expensive,

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