melanoma

May 22, 2012

2012 Preview: Cancer Immunotherapy Catalysts

December 14, 2011 By MD Becker Partners 1 Comment

MD Becker Partners' Life Science Digest: 2012 graphic

2012 represents a period with robust news flow for emerging immuno-oncology companies

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Cancer Immunotherapy: A Roundtable Discussion

June 30, 2011 By MD Becker Partners 3 Comments

meeting desk

Beyond the approvals of both Provenge and Yervoy, there are a number of additional catalysts that could ignite further interest in the field of cancer immunotherapy.

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Similarities Between Two Immunotherapies in Cancer

March 30, 2011 By MD Becker Partners 1 Comment

Brass scale with masses on cups

Approval of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Yervoy® [ipilimumab] for melanoma in March 2011 marked the second victory for the field of immunotherapy in oncology within a year.

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Cancer Vaccine Therapies: Failures and Future Opportunities

April 7, 2010 By MD Becker Partners 3 Comments

FIGURE 1: FDA APPROVAL OF CANCER MABS FROM 1997-2010

(Note: the following text is an Executive Summary from our new 150-page report titled “Cancer Vaccine Therapies: Failures and Future Opportunities”) Since the early 1990s, cancer immunotherapy has provided hope to patients, physicians, and investors as a new treatment modality with limited side effects and superior efficacy. Cancer immunotherapy broadly includes passive immunization, active immunization, [...]

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