July 19, 2017
Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium conducting trial with funding from Merck EAGAN, MN — July 19, 2017 — Biothera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium has begun patient dosing in a Phase 1b/2 clinical study to evaluate Biothera’s Imprime PGG in combination with the Merck anti-PD-1 therapy, KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in second-line non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The University of Illinois...
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May 31, 2017
EAGAN, MN — May 31, 2017 — Biothera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that a poster about the design of IMPRIME-1, the company’s ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial in advanced melanoma/triple negative breast cancer, will be presented at the 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting, taking place in Chicago, IL, June 2-6, 2017. The ASCO presentation details are as follows: Session Date & Time: Monday, June 5, 2017,...
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March 27, 2017
EAGAN, MN — March 27, 2017 — Biothera Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today that it will present three scientific posters at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting April 1-5 in Washington, D.C. One poster was selected for the late-breaking session that highlights the newest and most exciting research. Poster Presentations: Session Date & Time: Monday, April 3, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern...
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March 24, 2017
EAGAN, MN — March 24, 2017 — Biothera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced peer-reviewed publication of results of a randomized Phase 2 clinical study of the Company’s cancer immunotherapy Imprime PGG in combination with Erbitux® (cetuximab) and chemotherapy in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. The study findings have been published online in the journal Investigational New Drugs. Completed by Biothera in 2013, the study was...
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February 23, 2017
Study to combine therapies in patients with either advanced melanoma or metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) EAGAN, MN — February 23, 2017 — Biothera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that dosing has been initiated in a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating Biothera’s Imprime PGG in combination with the Merck (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada) anti-PD-1 therapy, KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), in patients with...
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February 15, 2017
EAGAN, MN — February 15, 2017 — Biothera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it will deliver two presentations on its Phase 2 candidate Imprime PGG at the 24th annual Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference, taking place at the Moscone North Convention Center, San Francisco, February 19-24, 2017. Jeremy R. Graff, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Vice President, Research at Biothera Pharmaceuticals, will present data showing that...
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August 24, 2016
Biothera’s Imprime PGG and Merck’s anti-PD-1 inhibitor KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) to be evaluated in combination for patients with either advanced melanoma or metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) Under previous agreement, Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium (BTCRC) plans to initiate a Phase 1b/2 Imprime PGG/KEYTRUDA trial in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) EAGAN, MN — August 24, 2016 — Biothera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced...
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December 10, 2015
EAGAN, MN — December 10, 2015 — Biothera Pharmaceutical Inc., today announced plans for a Phase 1b/2 clinical study in non-small lung cancer (NSCLC) patients to evaluate the ability of Biothera’s Imprime PGG to enhance responses to pembrolizumab (Keytruda®), the anti-PD-1 antibody from Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada. Merck will provide funding and clinical supplies of pembrolizumab for the...
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