Latest Oncology News

Prescient Therapeutics boosted enrolment in its PTX-100 Phase 2a trial to 28 patients and appointed Dr Rosalind Wilson as Chief Medical Officer, strengthening its clinical leadership as it advances targeted cancer therapies.

Arovella Therapeutics secured ethics approval and manufactured its first clinical batch of ALA-101, targeting blood cancers, while progressing its solid tumour program and refining autoimmune strategies. The company ended the quarter with $14.4 million in cash, supporting imminent clinical milestones.

Echo IQ has locked in a strategic $20 million investment and US partnership with Pro Medicus, alongside a $110 million capital raise, positioning the company for accelerated commercial expansion of its AI-driven cardiovascular diagnostics in the US.

Nyrada has dosed the first patient in its Phase IIa trial of Xolatryp targeting heart attack recovery, while strengthening its cash reserves and receiving a US patent allowance for its lead drug.

Noxopharm reported significant progress in its Sofra technology, highlighting enhanced cancer drug potential and preparations for a US FDA clinical trial, while managing tight cash reserves.

Radiopharm Theranostics reported robust Phase 2b results for RAD101 in brain metastases imaging, hitting 93% concordance with MRI and setting the stage for a U.S. Phase 3 trial. Meanwhile, its Phase 1 trial of RAD204 showed durable partial responses and good tolerability in advanced solid tumors.

Optiscan Imaging has fast-tracked Stage 2 of its pioneering head and neck cancer imaging study, moving into live intraoperative imaging ahead of schedule. This advancement supports FDA regulatory efforts and enhances the company’s AI imaging development.

Starpharma Holdings is raising approximately $32 million through a fully underwritten 1-for-7.5 renounceable entitlement offer priced at $0.57 per share, discounting the stock by 25%. Proceeds will fund the DEP HER2-Lu Phase 1 trial and expand its dendrimer-based oncology pipeline.

Chimeric Therapeutics reports encouraging interim data from its Phase 1/2 trial of CHM CDH17 CAR-T therapy, with tumour shrinkage up to 40% and stable disease maintained for months at the highest dose level.

Starpharma launches a fully underwritten $32 million entitlement offer to fund the Phase 1 trial of its DEP® HER2-Lutetium radiopharmaceutical and accelerate its targeted oncology asset development.

Imugene has secured $11.12 million through a placement to advance its allogeneic CAR-T therapy azer-cel after early clinical data showed complete responses in BTKi-resistant lymphoma patients.

Noxopharm has taken a key regulatory step by requesting a pre-IND meeting with the US FDA for its autoimmune drug candidate SOF-SKN, aiming to smooth the path for clinical development and boost its commercial appeal.