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Zymeworks Inc. (NYSE: ZYME), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing multifunctional biotherapeutics, today announced five presentations at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting. The presentations highlight preclinical data that reveal new insights into the unique mechanisms of action of lead clinical candidate, zanidatamab, introduce Zymeworks’ fourth therapeutic platform, ProTECT™, and describe two…

PRINCETON, N.J., January 12, 2021 – Taiho Oncology, Inc. and Servier today announced that data for LONSURF® (trifluridine and tipiracil) in previously treated patients with metastatic gastric cancer (mGC) and metastatic gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (mGEJC) will be presented during the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium (ASCO GI), taking place virtually from…

Taiho Oncology, Inc., today announced partnerships with advocacy organizations on education programs and resources to support patients living with gastric (stomach) cancer and their caregivers as part of Gastric Cancer Awareness Month (GCAM). Patients with stomach cancer require nutritious foods in order to help them recover from treatment and maintain strength; the pandemic has had…

ASCO invited its members to submit questions about issues and challenges they see emerging while caring for individuals with cancer in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. Currently, limited clinical cancer-specific data are available and information is evolving. The following information is based on evidence gathered through a PubMed searches of the medical literature, a…

Incidence of early-onset gastric cancer that is clinically and genetically distinct from late-onset disease has increased steadily in the United States, an “alarming phenomenon” that warrants further research, according to a study published in Surgery. “There is an increasing trend of young patients diagnosed with gastric cancer, but without any of the traditional risk factors…

US based Leap Therapeutics, Inc. a biotechnology company developing targeted immuno-oncology therapeutics, and China headquartered BeiGene, Ltd., a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative molecularly-targeted and immuno-oncology drugs for the treatment of cancer, on 3 Jan 2020 announced an exclusive option and license agreement for the clinical development and commercialization of DKN-01,…

Recognizing a need for greater awareness and education around gastric cancer, Taiho Oncology, Inc., today announced its support of four leading gastric cancer advocacy organizations in observance of National Gastric Cancer Awareness Month. The company is sponsoring patient and caregiver programs, education and research throughout 2019 on behalf of Debbie’s Dream Foundation, the Gastric Cancer…

Taiho Oncology, Inc. announced today that detailed results from the analysis of patients with prior gastrectomy enrolled in the Phase 3 TAS-102 Gastric Study (TAGS) evaluating LONSURF® (trifluridine and tipiracil) in adult patients with metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma previously treated with at least two prior lines of chemotherapy that included a fluoropyrimidine, a platinum, either a taxane…