Scopus BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCPS), a biopharmaceutical company, announced the approval of an investigational drug application (IND) for CpG-STAT3siRNA, an immuno-oncology RNA therapy intended for the treatment of multiple cancers. CpG-STAT3siRNA, or CO-sTiRNA™, the company’s lead product candidate is a first-in-class, targeted immuno-oncology gene therapy and...
Infinity Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INFI) novel approach is based on Targeting Immune Suppressive Macrophages by selectively inhibiting PI3K-Gamma. The Company’s lead candidate eganelisib, is a first-in-class, oral, once-daily selective inhibitor of phosphoinositide-3-kinase gamma (PI3K-gamma), that has the potential to transform the immuno-oncology space. IPI-549 has demonstrated...
Aveo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVEO) was one of our stock picks this week based on its promising pipeline and an impending FDA approval for FOTIVDA® (tivozanib). The Company has scored a big win with its approval, which not only validates its unique approach but also...
Celsion Corporation (NASDAQ: CLSN) announced the receipt of a Fast-Track Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for GEN-1, its DNA-mediated interleukin-12 (IL-12) immunotherapy that is currently undergoing Phase II trials for the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer. The candidate is an IL-12...
Sesen Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: SESN) is focused on creating targeted fusion protein therapeutics (TFPTs) for treatment of cancers. The Company is looking at a major catalyst in 2021, the approval of Vicineum, a potential best-in-class therapeutic for the treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC)...
Enlivex Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ENLV), a Company focused on developing allogenic therapies for immune system rebalancing, announced positive interim efficacy data from its ongoing Phase Ib clinical trial in patients with severe sepsis. The analysis in based on data collated from 43 patients with severe sepsis,...
Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (NCL), or more commonly known as Batten disease, is a group of rare lysosomal storage disorders attributed to the dysfunction in the autosomal recessive gene, which causes mutations that hinder efficient cell functioning. They disrupt the cell’s natural waste disposal mechanism leading...
TG Therapeutics (NASDAQ: TGTX), a clinical stage company that is leading the innovation bandwagon in the field of novel therapies for B-cell malignancies and autoimmune diseases has had a great run at the stock market so far this year. Its stocks have almost doubled in 2019 owing...
An estimated 2,400 – 2,800 new incidence of Mesothelioma occurs each year in the U.S alone, according to an estimate by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The disease caused by exposure to asbestos will likely affect 20 million people worldwide according to a...
Sepsis is when the body reacts extremely to an infection and can quickly escalate into a life-threatening situation causing multiple organ failures. It affects more than 1.5 million people in the U.S and over 250,000 individuals succumb to it each year according to the Centers for Disease...
