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Immunogen wins FDA approval for ovarian cancer drug; PACT Pharma’s personalized treatments clear early safety hurdles

 

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STAT+: Immunogen wins FDA approval for targeted medicine to treat advanced ovarian cancer

By Adam Feuerstein

The antibody treatment, which delivers targeted chemotherapy directly to cancer cells, caused tumors to disappear in some patients.

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STAT+: PACT Pharma's personalized cancer treatments, powered by CRISPR, clear early safety hurdles

By Megan Molteni

Adobe

The Phase 1 trial found that the personally formulated gene-edited immune cells didn’t cure patients, but they didn’t kill anyone either.

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STAT+: Shares of Merrimack, a dormant drugmaker, soar after cancer drug succeeds in trial

By Adam Feuerstein

Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Shares of Merrimack, a shuttered drug company, more than doubled due to the success of a treatment for pancreatic cancer it once owned.

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STAT+: Clovis Oncology warns of likely bankruptcy filing following years of scandal and financial losses

By Adam Feuerstein

Adobe

Based on its current operating plan, Clovis does not have the financial resources to remain financially solvent beyond January 2023.

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STAT+: She was a celebrated oncologist. Why did she hide her breast cancer until it was too late?

By Jessica Bartlett — Boston Globe

Courtesy Barrett Rollins

Oncologist Jane Weeks wanted to her breast cancer a secret. Her husband's new memoir, "In Sickness," is an attempt to understand why.

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STAT+: For its first two medicines, EQRx abandons its bold strategy to lower drug prices

By Matthew Herper

Adobe

The company's announcement stands in stark contrast to the approach it indicated it would take three years ago.

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

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