Category Archives: Cancer

Cellectis – CAR T-Cell Therapy

All you need to know about Cellectis :

4 branchs :

-Oncology
-Sceil
-Cellectis Bioresearch
-Cellectis Plants Science (CPS)

Corporate presentation : urlz.fr/1AWL


http://www.capitalpress.com/Nation_World/Nation/20141125/new-gmo-potato-avoids-usda-regulation


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj63nYl7h3E
http://sceil.com/
http://www.ascrnetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3014:cellectis-bioresearch-inc-wins-a-69-million-contract-with-the-national-institutes-of-health-on-ips-cells&catid=102

http://infocampo.com.ar/nota/campo/67136/cellectis-plant-sciences-una-emergente-que-puede-revolucionar-el-mejoramiento-vegetal

http://www.cellectis.com/en/content/cellectis-step-towards-new-therapy-aids-cellectis-publishes-genome-engineering-advance

http://www.nature.com/srep/2015/150130/srep08150/full/srep08150.html… Read more

non-small cell lung cancer got FDA approval

nullBristol-Myers Squibb ($BMY) picked up FDA approval to use its new oncology treatment in lung cancer, significantly boosting the value of a therapy already expected to bring in billions each year.

The FDA’s latest approval of Opdivo, already cleared for melanoma, comes just days after the agency accepted Bristol-Myers’ application and more than three months ahead of schedule. Bristol-Myers’ treatment is designed to galvanize an immune system attack on tumors by blocking a pathway called PD-1, which, left unchecked, allows cancer cells to pass undetected by the body’s natural defenses.… Read more

Top 17 Cancer Drugs on Breakthrough Therapy List

The FDA is evaluating proposals for new indications for at least 17 oncology medicines, according to Friends of Cancer Research. The list of therapies includes novel agents and existing drugs whose uses could be expanded if the agency approves the applications.

The breakthrough therapy program is designed to streamline drug development for therapies to treat serious and life-threatening illnesses. The FDA grants the status based on whether a therapy would provide a substantial improvement over existing options based on preliminary clinical evidence.

The Friends advocacy group helped promote the concept … Read more