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Oncology dealmaking fuels biotech M&A

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Global spending on cancer medicines is set to reach US$375 billion by 2027, with innovation in drug discovery and development ramping up to meet rising demand. While the global biotech sector continues to grapple with...more

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Amgen Acquires Multispecific Immunotherapy Biotech Startup TeneoBio

On July 27, 2021, Amgen announced that it will acquire Bay area-based Teneobio, a privately held, clinical stage biotechnology company developing multispecific and bispecific molecules including biologics called Human...more

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The Analysis of Cell Free DNA in Urine for Cancer Diagnosis – A Prospective Alternative to Liquid Biopsy?

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A promising new technology may make the diagnosis of cancer and genetic mutation testing as easy as performing a urinalysis as part of an annual physical exam.  Cancer could be detected at its earliest stages, when treatment...more

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Molecular Mechanism for (In)Famous Warburg Effect in Cancer Elucidated

Cancer, the "Emperor of All Maladies" as it has been termed, has been studied for millennia.  President Nixon's "War on Cancer" resulted in slow but steady progress, aided by the biotechnology revolution, the development of...more

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Appendiceal Cancer Shows Age-related Somatic Gene Variants with Potential Diagnostic Relevance

Cancer of the appendix is a very rare form of cancer, having an incidence of 0.12 per 1,000,000 person-years (Siegel et al., 2020, Cancer statistics 2020 70:7-30).  Incidence is rising (by 232% from 2000-2016 in the U.S.)...more

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Can a Breath Test Diagnose Head and Neck Cancer?

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Clinical manifestations of head and neck cancers often occur only after the disease has reached an advanced stage. Development of new technology for earlier diagnosis is of critical importance. Since the nasopharynx, base of...more

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Genetic Lesion Segregation Found in Chemically Induced Tumors in Mice

Genetic instability has long been recognized as a hallmark of oncogenesis and tumor progression. The phenomenon was first identified cytogenetically, most famously by the Philadelphia chromosome in chronic myelogenous...more

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FDA Authorizes First Direct-to-Consumer Test for BRCA Gene Mutations

On March 6, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) authorized, with special controls, the first direct-to-consumer test to detect the presence of genetic mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes (“BRCA genes”). ...more

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Seattle Genetics Acquires Cascadian Therapeutics, Continuing a Strong 2018 Start in Biotech Mergers and Acquisitions

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On January 31, two Seattle biotech companies, Seattle Genetics and Cascadian Therapeutics, announced a merger agreement under which Seattle Genetics will acquire Cascadian Therapeutics for $614 million. The announcement...more

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Myriad Genetics Announces an Assay that Identifies Patients for Olaparib Treatment

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Salt Lake City-based Myriad Genetics, Inc. announced that its BRACAnalysis CDx® test accurately identifies patients with ovarian cancer for a second-line treatment with olaparib. The announcement came as a result of a...more

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Guest Post -- Jackson Laboratory Hosts Microbiome Symposium Related to Cancer and Immunology

Editor's note: This is the fourth article in a series on advancements in microbiome research and development. Early last month, the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine in Farmington, CT held its second annual...more

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Court Report -- December 08, 2013

About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Astrazeneca AB et al. v. Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. et al. 3:13-cv-07298; filed December 3, 2013 in the District Court of New...more

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