martes, 7 de julio de 2020

Immunomedics' breast cancer drug delays tumor growth, prolongs survival

Immunomedics' breast cancer drug delays tumor growth, prolongs survival

The Readout

Damian Garde & Meghana Keshavan

Immunomedics’ decades-long comeback continues

After more than 35 years of internal strife, scientific setbacks, and dwindling investor interest, Immunomedics has demonstrated that its long-delayed drug had a dramatic effect on a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer.

As STAT’s Adam Feuerstein reports, the company’s therapy reduced the risk of tumor progression or death by 59% compared to chemotherapy in a study involving 500 patients with advanced, triple-negative breast cancer, a disease with few options for treatment.

The results should support a full approval for Immunomedics’ drug, which won a conditional nod in April, and bring some vindication for a company that has weathered years of up-and-down development.

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