News & Analysis as of

Clinical Trials Life Sciences Cancer

Maynard Nexsen

Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 247: Reimagining Cell Therapy for Solid Tumors with...

Maynard Nexsen on

Ming-Wei Chen and Fanheng Zhou, the scientists behind RephImmune, join hosts Lynnsey and Matthew to discuss how their biotech startup is developing a next-generation cell therapy platform designed to overcome the limitations...more

Maynard Nexsen

Taking the Pulse: A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 235: Revolutionizing Cancer Care with Eric Perrault of...

Maynard Nexsen on

Recorded at SCbio’s 2025 annual conference, Heather and Lauren welcome Eric Perrault, the CEO of Kiyatec, which focuses on functional precision oncology. Eric discusses their exciting process, which aims to predict how...more

Maynard Nexsen

Episode 230: Innovations in Cancer Treatment with Dr. Ray DuBois of MUSC Hollings Center

Maynard Nexsen on

Recorded at SCbio’s 2025 annual conference, Heather and Lauren welcome Dr. Ray DuBois, a physician and researcher who has dedicated his life to cancer research and patient-centered care. Dr. DuBois, Director of MUSC’s...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Antibody Drug Conjugates Keep Growing: What You Need to Know

Foley & Lardner LLP on

What Are ADCs and Why Are They Growing? Over the past few years economic headwinds have resulted in fewer deals, with companies and private equity firms alike reassessing where to spend money. But one portion of the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Cancer Drugs: Antibody-Drug Conjugate Litigation

Foley & Lardner LLP on

Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are typically composed of a monoclonal antibody attached to a cytotoxic drug via a chemical linker. The antibody is able to identify biomarkers on and attach to cancer cells, allowing targeted...more

Morgan Lewis

USPTO Introduces Cancer Moonshot Expedited Examination Pilot Program

Morgan Lewis on

The Cancer Moonshot Expedited Examination Pilot Program (the new Pilot) will accord special status (earlier examination) to patent applications directed to technologies to prevent cancer and cancer mortality. The new Pilot...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Southern District of Texas Holds Learned Intermediary Doctrine Applies to Clinical Trials

Does the learned intermediary doctrine apply in the context of a clinical trial? According to the Southern District of Texas, it does. The case in question is Butler et al. v. Juno Therapeutics, Inc., a tragic case...more

Smart & Biggar

Rx IP Update - June 2019

Smart & Biggar on

National Pharmacare Update: Publication of the final report of the Advisory Council - On June 12, 2019, the Minister of Health tabled the final report, A Prescription for Canada: Achieving Pharmacare for All, from the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Companies with New Cancer Drug Candidates Should Plan Now for August 2020

Requirement for a Pediatric Clinical Investigation - Starting on August 18, 2020, any drug company submitting an original application for a first-to-be approved or licensed cancer drug that: - is indicated for an adult...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FDA Launches Expanded Access Experimental Cancer Drug Project

In the U.S., patient access to investigational cancer drugs—outside of clinical trials licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—has historically proven insurmountable for most patients for at least the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The 21st Century Cures Act: FDA Reforms Aim to Spur Innovation in the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Health Research Sectors

On December 13, 2016, President Obama signed into law the 21st Century Cures Act (Act), one of the most important pieces of health care and life sciences legislation in several decades. The Act is intended to spur the rapid...more

Knobbe Martens

Myriad Genetics Announces an Assay that Identifies Patients for Olaparib Treatment

Knobbe Martens on

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

12 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide