Roche in the NEWS From Basel, today, December 5, 2023 - Roche (RHHBY) announced positive results from the Phase III INAVO120 study of the investigational therapy, inavolisib, in combination with palbociclib (Ibrance®) and fulvestrant as a potential first-line treatment option for people with PIK3CA-mutated, hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative, endocrine-resistant, locally advanced or metastatic breast . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to …

CARsgen Therapeutics Holdings Limited Today, September 21, 2023, CARsgen Therapeutics Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 2171.HK) - a company focused on innovative CAR T-cell therapies for the treatment of hematologic malignancies and solid tumors, announced the publication of two cases of metastatic pancreatic cancer treated with CARsgen’s CT041- an innovative Claudin (CLDN) 18.2 CAR T-cell Therapy in Journal of Hematology & Oncology . . . This content …

Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceutical AKEEGA Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) owned Janssen Pharmaceutical announced that the U.S. FDA has approved AKEEGA™ (niraparib and abiraterone acetate), the first-and-only dual action tablet combining a PARP inhibitor with abiraterone acetate, given with prednisone for adult patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious BRCA-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), which no longer responds to androgen deprivation therapy and has spread to other …

Merck and Kintara in the NEWS Treating cancers that have no treatments should be a priority for researchers to create a treatment for them.  Patients who are afflicted with untreatable deadly diseases might not have a single drop of hope in survival  from these untreatable cancers. In yesterday's news, we fell on a treatment by Merck that demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in …

AIM ImmunoTech Announcement AIM ImmunoTech (AIM) - an immuno-pharma company focused on the research and development of its TLR-3 agonist Ampligen (rintatolimod) as a novel and potentially powerful therapeutic in locally advanced pancreatic cancer (“LAPC”) and metastatic pancreatic cancer, announced the required approvals from the Netherlands for Erasmus Medical Center (“Erasmus MC”) to begin a . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please …

UT Southwestern Medical Center and RenovoRx RenovoRx Inc (RNXT) announced that the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center is now enrolling pancreatic cancer patients in the open label, randomized Phase III TIGeR-PaC clinical trial. The study is investigating RenovoGem, which utilizes RenovoRx’s proprietary therapy platform, Trans-Arterial Micro-Perfusion (TAMPä), to provide improved . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe …

Gilead Sciences Good News for Breast Cancer Gilead Sciences' (GILD) product Trodelvy® has significantly improved the Overall Survival (OS) in Pre-Treated HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer patients in the TROPiCS-02 study. Today, Gilead Sciences' (

Hutchmed: Treating Advanced Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer On August 8, 2022, Hutchmed (HCM) announced that pivotal global Phase 3 FRESCO-2 trial evaluating the investigational use of fruquintinib met its primary endpoint of overall survival (OS) in patients with advanced, refractory metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). The FRESCO-2 Study A multi-regional clinical trial conducted in the U.S., Europe, Japan and Australia demonstrates that investigated fruquintinib plus best supportive …

Seagen, Astellas Pharma & Merck Collaboration Seagen (SGEN) and Astellas Pharma (ALPMY) have entered a clinical collaboration . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Sunshine Biopharma mRNA Therapeutics Effective at Destroying Cancer Cells Sunshine Biopharma, Inc. (SBFM) –  a pharmaceutical company focused on research, development and commercialization of oncology and antiviral drugs, announced that two of its newly designed mRNA molecules are effective at destroying cancer cells grown in culture. The cytotoxicity tests were performed on a variety of cancer cells including the following cancers: Multidrug resistant breast cancer …

Seagen and Genmab Granted FDA Accelerated Approval for TIVDAK™ The U.S. FDA granted accelerated approval to Seagen Inc (SGEN) and Genmab A/S (

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval for Gilead Sciences Trodelvy® The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval of Gilead Sciences (GILD) product Trodelvy® (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy). The approval is for use of the product in adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer (UC) who have previously received platinum-containing chemotherapy and either a programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) or a programmed death-ligand 1 …

Novartis Positive Results for Radioligand Therapy, 177Lu-PSMA-617, for mCRPC Novartis (NVS) reported the first interpretable results of evaluating the efficacy and safety of 177Lu-PSMA-617, a targeted radioligand therapy, in patients with progressive PSMA-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) compared to the best standard of care alone. The good news is that the trial has met both primary endpoints of overall survival (OS) and radiographic progression-free …

Five Prime Therapeutics Antibody Plus Chemotherapy for Stomach Cancer Five Prime Therapeutics (FPRX) announced positive topline results from the global, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled Phase 2 FIGHT trial compared mFOLFOX6 chemotherapy in combination with bemarituzumab (bema, FPA144) - a first-in-class targeted therapy, in patients with fibroblast growth factor receptor 2b-positive (FGFR2b+), non-HER2 positive (

Good News for Jazz, Celldex, Inventiva & Illumina Jazz Pharmaceuticals Good News Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ) announced along with its partner PharmaMar (MSE: PHM) that the U.S. FDA has approved Zepzelca™ (lurbinectedin) for adults with metastatic small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and disease progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy.  Zepzelca was granted accelerated approval based on the overall response rate (ORR) and duration of response. <Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and …

Myovant Sciences Good News A lot of positive news is emanating from clinical trials conducted by development-stage biotechnology firms and revenue-generating firms. The good news in the small development-stage firms becomes more interesting when the trial results are from Phase 3 trials and other late Phase trials. The cancer news that attracted the attention of the specialists and analysts who followed up on the presentations made …

Sanofi and Regeneron: Results from Libtayo® Trial Sanofi (SNY) and Regeneron (REGN)

Exelixis Announced Results from its CABOMETYX® Combination with Roche's TECENTRIQ® News announced by Exelixis (EXEL) about encouraging results from the combination of its product cabozantinib (CABOMETYX®) with Roche’s product atezolizumab (TECENTRIQ . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Seattle Genetics Stock Rally Seattle Genetics (SGEN) stock has rallied today. It gained around $10; trading at over $85, nearing the Prohost 2019 $90 target. The reason for investors’ great enthusiasm is Seattle Genetics announcement of a presentation at the European Society for Medical Oncology . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Amgen's Outperforming After being boxed in, for the past couple of weeks, Amgen’s (AMGN) stock finally outperformed. The firm was outperforming silently with regard to its financial results, sciences, technologies, pipeline products and multiple newly approved products drugs.   In the News Amgen's Product AMG-510 Amgen announced new data from its ongoing Phase 1 study evaluating its unique cancer product AMG . . . This content …

CiRA, Takeda & T-CiRA Less than five years ago the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA)1 at Kyoto University and Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK)2 established a research program. Today, Takeda and CiRA announced that induced pluripotent stem cell-derived chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy (iCART . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Today, at the 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Genitourinary Cancers Symposium (GU) held at Moscone West in San Francisco, CA, Nektar (NKTR) will present preliminary efficacy, safety and immune monitoring data from the ongoing metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) patient cohort in the PIVOT-02 study evaluating NKTR-214 in combination with Bristol-Myers immunotherapy product OPDIVO (nivolumab). NKTR-214 is a CD122-biased agonist designed to provide sustained …

Can a liquid biopsy test be accurate enough for physicians to rely on in differentiating between malignant and benign lung nodules in early stage lung cancer and probably other cancers?  A Yes answer has come out from OncoCyte Corporation (OCX) which announced positive results from its key R&D Validation study demonstrating the accuracy of the Company’s DetermaVu™ liquid biopsy test for lung cancer.  The R&D Validation study …

In the NEWS AstraZeneca (AZN) announced a collaboration with Cancer Research UK to launch a center of excellence in genetic screening, cancer modelling and big data processing aimed at accelerating the discovery of new cancer medicines. During the announcement of the news, Mene Pangalos, the firm’s Executive Vice President, Innovative Medicines & Early Development, said, the best science doesn’t happen in isolation, which is why AstraZeneca …

Exelixis (EXEL) and Ipsen (Euronext: IPN; ADR: IPSEY) announced the initiation of COSMIC-312. A phase 3 pivotal trial of cabozantinib (CABOMETYX®) in combination with atezolizumab (TECENTRIQ®) versus sorafenib, in previously untreated advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The co-primary endpoints of the trial are: progression-free survival and overall survival. An exploratory arm will also evaluate cabozantinib monotherapy in this first-line setting. COSMIC-312 is a multicenter, randomized, controlled phase 3 pivotal trial that …

Yesterday, the Stock Market skyrocketed and with it a significant number of Prohost Picks that we keep reminding ourselves are undervalued. The outperformance unveiled the interred strength of firms such as: Illumina (ILMN), Amgen (AMGN) and Vertex (VRTX), the gene therapy firms: RegenxBio (RGNX) and Spark (ONCE), and the gene editing firms: Crispr (CRSP), Intellia (NTLA) and Editas (EDIT), as well as others in the Prohost Portfolio. The rebounding in the …

Exelixis (EXEL) announced its initiation of a phase 3 pivotal trial (COSMIC-311) of Cabometyx (cabozantinib) in patients with radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) who have progressed after two prior vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR)-targeted therapies. The co-primary endpoints for the trial are progression-free (PFS) survival and objective response rate (ORR). Why conducting trial on patients with radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer.    Differentiated thyroid tumors make up …

Stage III (locally-advanced) NSCLC is commonly divided into three sub-categories: IIIA, IIIB and IIIC, defined by how much the cancer has spread locally and the possibility of surgery. The difference between Stage III and Stage IV disease (cancer (metastasized to distant organs)) is that Stage III is treated now with curative intent. The majority of Stage III NSCLC patients are diagnosed with unresectable tumors. It …

The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published results from the CELESTIAL phase 3 pivotal trial of Exelixis (EXEL) product Cabometyx® (cabozantinib) in previously treated patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The data demonstrate that Cabometyx provided a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival (OS) versus placebo. It is important to know that the clinical trial results formed the basis of regulatory …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Agilent Technologies’ (NYSE: A) Dako PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx assay for an expanded use. The expended use is expected to help physicians to identify cervical cancer patients who are most likely to benefit from treatment with Merck’s (MRK) checkpoint inhibitor lmmuno-oncology product Keytruda PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx assay was FDA approved for non-small cell lung cancer and subsequently expanded approval for gastric …

ASTRAZENECA AstraZeneca’s (AZN) Checkpoint Inhibitor Imfinzi significantly improved Overall Survival (OS) for Stage III Non-Small Cell Cancer Imfinzi (durvalumab) achieved positive overall survival (OS) results for the Phase III PACIFIC trial in patients with unresectable Stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose cancer did not progress following platinum-based chemotherapy and radiation. An Independent Data Monitoring Committee concluded that the trial met the second of two primary …

The Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) decided that ImmunoGen (IMGN) Phase 3 registration trial evaluating mirvetuximab soravtansine as a single-agent therapy for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer will continue as planned without modification. ImmunoGen has completed full enrollment of the trial two months ahead of schedule and expects top-line results from FORWARD I during the first half of 2019. Enrollment was initially planned to be completed by the end of June. FORWARD I is …

NEKTAR Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) and Takeda Pharmaceutical (TKPYY) are collaborating to evaluate Nektar’s investigational medicine, NKTR-214, with Takeda’s investigational medicine, TAK-659, as a potential combination for multiple cancer settings.  NKTR-214 is an experimental immuno-stimulatory recognized to expand specific cancer-fighting T cells and natural killer (NK) cells directly into the cancer micro-environment. The drug also increases the expression of PD-1 on these immune cells. TAK-659 inhibits both spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK), which is involved in . . . …

In spite of their successes, Immuno-oncology products, which we still like to call immunotherapy for several reasons, are a work in progress. The most two highlighted approaches that enable the immune system to clear cancers are the checkpoint inhibition and the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR T) genetically engineered immune system T cells therapies. Therapeutic vaccines had some successes, but the outcome was inferior to the two approaches that have …

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved AstraZeneca (AZN) Checkpoint inhibitor drug Imfinzi® (durvalumab) for patients with unresectable Stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose disease has not progressed following concurrent platinum-based chemotherapy and radiation therapy (CRT). Explaining the importance of this approval, Scott J. Antonia, M.D., Ph.D., Chair of the Thoracic Oncology Department at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa, Florida and investigator …

Seattle Genetics and Pieris pharmaceutical Collaboration Agreement Pieris Pharmaceuticals (PIRS) and Seattle Genetics (SGEN) signed a multi-program immuno-oncology collaboration agreement intended to evaluate novel bi-specific immuno-oncology agents. These agents would combine Pieris’ Anticalin proteins drugs with Seattle Genetics’ targeted antibodies to develop multiple targeted bi-specific immuno-oncology treatments for both solid and blood cancers. The Story Pieris Pharmaceuticals created recombinant engineered Anticalin protein-based therapeutics. These proteins are versions of the human protein lipocalin, which naturally bind, …

A Stanford research team investigating a new immunotherapy approach, which consists of injecting tiny amounts of two immuno-stimulating molecules directly into the cancers themselves, announced good news. The first of the two injections contained a CpG oligonucleotide a short stretch of DNA that promotes the expression of OX40, a protein that resides on the surface of the immune system’s T cells. The second injection comprised an antibody that binds …

ChemoCentryx (CCXI) develops new drugs for inflammatory, autoimmune diseases and cancers. The firm’s approach comprises targeting the chemokine and chemoattractant systems with the aim of discovering, developing and commercializing orally-administered therapies for inflammation and malignancy and maybe other disease conditions. In the News A few days ago, ChemoCentryx announced positive overall survival (OS) results from Phase Ib clinical trial of its second CCR2 inhibitor drug CCX872 designed for the treatment of locally advanced/metastatic pancreatic cancer and …

Juno Therapeutics’ (JUNO) stock price orbited the moon after-hours trading yesterday, rising 45%, following a wall street journal report stating that Celgene (CELG) was in discussions to take over Juno and that the negotiations could result in a deal in the coming weeks. Juno was established to create cellular immuno-oncology products- chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR T) to treat cancer. Neither Juno nor Celgene would …

Progenics Pharmaceuticals (PGNX) has good news today. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the firm’s New Drug Application (NDA) for its product Azedra® for recurrent and/or unresectable pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma — rare neuroendocrine tumors. The FDA has also granted Progenics’ request for Priority Review and has set an action date of April 30, 2018, under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA). The NDA is supported by data from a pivotal phase …

Gilead Sciences (GILD) has unsurprisingly agreed to acquire Cell Design Labs in a structured buy out valued for up to $567 million, including the shares of Cell Design Labs held by Kite, the CAR T firm that Gilead has recently acquired. Brian Atwood, President and CEO of Cell Design Labs, Inc., said, “Bringing our robust technology platforms under the Gilead umbrella, with its outstanding research …

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (SPPI) announced an oral presentation of interim data from a Phase 2 clinical study evaluating the pan-HER inhibitor poziotinib in EGFR Exon 20 Mutant Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) by scientists from the MD Anderson Cancer Center. The data were presented at the 18th IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer in Yokohama, Japan on October 15-18, 2017. The trial results from Poziotinib demonstrated evidence of significant anticancer activity in NSCLC …

AstraZeneca’s (AZN) checkpoint PD-L1 inhibitor Imfinzi and NewLink Genetics’ (NLNK) IDO inhibitor indoximod will be combined and tested in Phase 2 randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials together with the standard of care chemotherapy treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer. AstraZeneca and NewLink Genetics will jointly fund the phase 2 trial of the combination that  NewLink will be sponsoring  It is a Phase 2  trial that will be …

Mirati Therapeutics (MRTX) announced positive preliminary data from two ongoing clinical trials of its product sitravatinib in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Combination of sitravatinib and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) checkpoint inhibitor Obdivo (nivolumab) might have broken the resistance against the immunotherapy checkpoint inhibitor drug in NSCLC patients with documented progression following prior checkpoint therapy. The results of the combination sitravatinib/nivolumab demonstrated 3 confirmed Partial …

Positive Phase 2 Results for Tipifarnib in HRAS Mutant Head and Neck Cancer Four of the first six HRAS Mutant HNSCC Patients enrolled on study achieve confirmed RECIST Partial Responses and Durable Responses Greater than One Year   On September 7, 2017, i.e., five days ago, Kura Oncology (KURA) announced positive results from a Phase 2 trial from its lead product candidate, tipifarnib, in patients with …

On June 22, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Genentech’s Rituxan Hycela™. This product is a combination of Genentech’s drug rituximab and Halozyme's hyaluronidase enzyme through Halozymes’s proprietary human ENHANZE® technology. The aim of the combination is changing Rituxan from an intravenously administered product into a subcutaneous (under the skin) injection. The new version Rituxan Hycela is expected to reduce the …

Array Biopharma (ARRY) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) announced a clinical research collaboration to investigate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of Array’s investigational MEK inhibitor, binimetinib in combination with BMY’s checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy drug Opdivo (nivolumab) and Opdivo Plus Yervoy (ipilimumab). The combinations are for the  potential treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer in patients with microsatellite stable tumors. According to Ron Squarer, CEO Array BioPharma the …

CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY Nonstop Improvements and Nonstop Discoveries Checkpoint inhibitors and CAR-T immunotherapy are created to stay and succeed and change the way cancer has been treated for decades. The reason is that the successful results from some early attempts to enable the immune system to attack and fight cancers through these new immunotherapy approaches were unmatched in the history of cancer treatments. These successes, though, …

An approved rheumatoid arthritis drug developed and sold by Sanofi could become a new treatment for aggressive cancers. The news came in a Mount Sinai press release announcing that researchers have discovered that a rheumatoid arthritis drug can block a metabolic pathway that occurs in tumors with a common cancer-causing gene mutation. The discovery offers a new possible therapy for aggressive cancers with few therapeutic …

Incyte Announces a Multi-year Research Collaboration with the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania. The aim of the agreement with Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania as Incyte (INCY) stated in the press release is to bring together the knowledge and expertise of both collaborators scientists. This cooperation will enable conducting collaborative research in order to advance the understanding of cancer …

Benign Prostate Hypertrophy (BPH) Is Fexapotide the Safest and Effective Prostate Cancer Preventative? That’s what Nymox Pharmaceutical (NYMX) announced in its recent press release stating that results from from 7-year prospective placebo controlled double blind studies of treatment of 995 U.S. men with its lead drug fexapotide were positive. According to the press release, men who received fexapotide showed a major reduction in the incidence …

Juno Therapeutics (JUNO) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed a clinical hold on the Phase II clinical trial of JCAR015 in adult patients with relapsed or refractory B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (r/r ALL), known as the “ROCKET” trial. The clinical hold was initiated after patients’ death last week, which followed a recent addition of fludarabine to the pre-conditioning regimen. …

PsiOxus Therapeutics’ adenovirus product in combination with Opdivo (nivo-lumab) for late-stage cancers.     Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) and PsiOxus Therapeutics (PsiOxus) announced an agreement to evaluate PsiOxus’ drug enadenotucirev, a systemically administered oncolytic adenovirus therapeutic, in combination with Bristol-Myers Squibb’s checkpoint inhibitor opdivo (nivolumab) for a range of tumor types in late-stage cancer patients. Enadenotucirev is designed to have immune stimulating effects while Opdivo is designed …

- Tesaro's (TSRO) drug niraparib significantly improved progression-free survival for patients with ovarian cancer in both cohorts of the phase 3 NOVA trial - The NOVA trial successfully achieved its primary endpoint of PFS in the germline BRCA mutant cohort   - The NOVA trial successfully achieved its primary endpoint of PFS in the germline and non-germline BRCA mutant cohort. PFS endpoint is also achieved in …

Underestimating the Value of Drugs that Disrupt the DNA Repair Mechanisms in Cancer Cells. AstraZeneca’s (AZN) Chief Executive Pascal Soriot said that while DNA damage response was under-recognized by investors, oncologists were already “very excited” by its potential of the drugs targeting DNA repair mechanisms inside cancer cells. According to AstraZeneca, drugs that disrupt the DNA repair mechanisms inside cancer cells are showing tangible promise for …

Seres Therapeutics (MCRB), is microbiome therapeutics platform company. It focuses on developing a novel class of biological drugs that are designed to treat disease by restoring the function of a dysbiotic microbiome, where the natural state of bacterial diversity and function is imbalanced. Seres’ programs comprise: SER-109: This product has completed a Phase 1b/2 study with results showing a clinical benefit in patients with recurring …

Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO) and Eisai Inc. presented a scientific poster entitled, “Pegylated Recombinant Human Hyaluronidase PH20 (PEGPH20) Enhances Efficacy of Eribulin Mesylate (HALAVEN®) in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Xenografts” at the 38th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS). The Combination used in the preclinical testing HALAVEN® (eribulin mesylate) injection, which belongs to Eisai inc., is indicated for patients with metastatic breast cancer who have received at least two prior …

When we hear about a new approach that promises bringing in hopefulness in patients diagnosed with brain glioma, we try to listen and hope for the best, rather than develop and demonstrate  skepticism. Are we not walking the road of genetic engineering, gene therapy approaches and immunotherapy? Our optimism becomes realistic, especially when a scientific rationale is explained by researchers in scientifically solid firms that …

In The NEWS IMMUNOTHERAPY MIRATI THERAPEUTICS Mirati Therapeutics (MRTX) is an oncology company focusing on genetic and epigenetic drivers of cancer. The firm’s clinical stage product candidates include MGCD265, a multi-targeted kinase inhibitor that is in Phase 1b clinical development trials for the treatment of solid tumors, including lung, head and neck, and gastric cancers; MGCD516, a kinase inhibitor, which is in Phase 1 clinical …

The moment the new IPO NantKwest (NK) landed in the town of publicly traded firms, some called it the “New Golden Boy”. During the IPO, investors who knew about this firm and were waiting for that day seemed confident that the stock would surge. As a matter of fact, the stock did surge. On July 27, NantKwest, Inc. (formerly Conkwest, Inc.), Issued a press release …

After decades of attempting, but failing, to harness the immune system power to treat cancer (Cancer immunotherapy), novel approaches based on new discoveries have finally demonstrated they can do the hard job. These treatments, however, are facing challenges which must be dealt with. Will TrovaGene (TROV) succeed in dealing with the challenges? Indeed, using the body’s own immune system to fight cancer is working by …

– Immunogen’s recurrent ovarian cancer drug Mirvetuximab soravtansine (IMGN853) has demonstrated promising results. – The firm succeeded in developing and owning the drug. –  ImmunoGen is doing whatever it takes to get the drug to the patients as quickly as possible and to explore the possibility of treating other cancers with the same drug. – The market showed extreme enthusiasm for the news. ImmunoGen’s (IMGN) …