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Pfizer executives are changing their tune on an approach for a promising new way to treat cancer, and it could be … – Business Insider

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2018-05-24 NEWS

Business Insider

Pfizer executives are changing their tune on an approach for a promising new way to treat cancer, and it could be …
Business Insider
When a new form of cancer treatment known as cancer immunotherapy first hit the spotlight, it came with a big promise. In the case of Jimmy Carter, the treatment led the former president to a cancer-free life in his 90s. But other patients haven’t had

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2018-05-24 NEWS

Merck, Foundation Medicine to Develop Companion Diagnostics for Immunotherapy
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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Foundation Medicine has inked a collaboration with Merck to develop companion diagnostic tests for use with Merck’s anti-PD-1 immunotherapy drug Keytruda (pembrolizumab). Under the agreement announced today, the …

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Seeking Alpha

3 Things In Biotech, May 23: Gene Therapy Continues To Promise
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Note: Subscribers to Avisol Capital Partners Total Pharma Tracker got an early look at this publication. Try for free today and see what we’re talking about! Here is some more information if you’re curious. Welcome to another edition of “3 Things In

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2018-05-24 NEWS

Seeking Alpha

3 Things In Biotech, May 23: Gene Therapy Continues To Promise
Seeking Alpha
Note: Subscribers to Avisol Capital Partners Total Pharma Tracker got an early look at this publication. Try for free today and see what we’re talking about! Here is some more information if you’re curious. Welcome to another edition of “3 Things In

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2018-05-24 NEWS

PMLiVE

Bluebird bags breakthrough status for CALD gene therapy
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Bluebird Bio has claimed an FDA breakthrough designation for its Lenti-D gene therapy for cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD) – a rare neurological disease mainly affecting young males. The new status – which could result in a speedy review by the US …
bluebird’s Lenti-D Gets Breakthrough Therapy Status From FDAZacks.com
FDA ‘Breakthrough’ status for tafamidis and Lenti-DThe Pharma Letter

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