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ALX Oncology Shares Soar As FDA Grants Orphan Drug Status To Blood Cancer Candidate

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to ALX Oncology Holdings’ (NASDAQ: ALXO) Evorpacept for the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Benzinga · Jun 29, 2022

Boy's large vein turns out to be rare cancer which needs over 2,200 medical procedures

Seb, of Tring, Hertfordshire, was diagnosed with leukemia after a bold vein appeared running from his neck to his groin was actually a sign of cancer

Daily Mirror · Jun 25, 2022

HC Wainwright Believes This Cancer-Focused Stock Is Undervalued At $550M

HC Wainwright initiated coverage of Celularity Inc (NASDAQ:CELU) with a Buy rating and a price target of $15. HC Wainwright believes Celularity's current valuation of approximately $550 million is undervalued considering the upside potential of the company's platform and provides an attractive entry point for long-term investors. The analyst wrote that the company had…

Benzinga · Jun 22, 2022

Going For Gold: Metal Detector Couple Find Five Rare 14th Century Gold Coins In Field

A metal detectorist couple unearthed five rare 14th-century gold coins from the reign of Edward III in a field that could fetch up to £15,000 – and the find happened while one of them was suffering from leukemia.

Zenger · May 23, 2022

Glasgow dad opens up as gymnast daughter's 'growing pains' lead to cancer diagnosis

Liv Dickson's determination to beat the disease has inspired her dad Allan to taken on a massive charity effort to raise money to help develop new treatments, and he will cycle the 3,500km Tour de France route next month.

Glasgow Live · May 22, 2022

The youngest of the 10 people killed in the Buffalo shooting was laid to rest

Roberta Drury grew up in the Syracuse area and moved to Buffalo a decade ago to help tend to her brother in his fight against leukemia. She was remembered for her love for family and friends.

WEKU · May 21, 2022

FDA Places Clinical Hold On Foghorn Therapeutics' Early-Stage Blood Cancer Trial

The FDA has instituted a clinical hold on Foghorn Therapeutics Inc's (NASDAQ:FHTX) Phase 1 dose-escalation study of FHD-286 in relapsed and/or refractory acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).  The FDA initiated the partial clinical hold following the report of a recent death that occurred in a subject with potential differentiation syndrome.  Differentiation…

Benzinga · May 20, 2022

Magenta Therapeutics Reveals Encouraging Interim Data From Lowest Dose Of MGTA-117 In Leukemia Trial

Magenta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:MGTA) shared preliminary data from the Phase 1/2 dose-escalation trial of MGTA-117 in relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome with excess blasts. The data comes from a Cohort 1, evaluating the lowest dose of MGTA-117 (0.02 mg/kg). Three patients completed the safety evaluation period.  A fourth patient with…

Benzinga · May 16, 2022

Nottingham couple forced to raise funds to treat daughter abroad

"Its pretty horrific all the time but the hope that this might be her cure is getting us through"

Nottingham Post · May 15, 2022

The Daily Biotech Pulse: Bristol Myers, BridgeBio Ink Oncology Pact, FDA Nod For Lava Therapeutics Blood Cancer Study And More

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours:

Benzinga · May 12, 2022