NeoImmuneTech, Inc. (NIT), a global leader in T-cell-based immunotherapy, today presented a poster on a pre-clinical study that opens a new field of potential applications for NT-I7 (efineptakin alfa). The poster was presented at the 2024 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting (April 5-10, 2024, San Diego, CA). The study explored the efficacy of NT-I7 (efineptakin alfa) in combination with FOLFOX® (a combination of 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin), a first-line standard of care (SoC) for colorectal cancer, in an animal model of colorectal cancer (MC38, C57BL/6 mice). The study’s findings suggest a significant improvement in treatment outcomes when NT-I7 is used alongside FOLFOX®, demonstrating a 69% reduction in tumor size compared to the administration of FOLFOX® alone. While the overall Absolute Lymphocyte Count (ALC) in the blood was reduced by FOLFOX® treatment, the number of anti-cancer specific T cells in the tumor… 

 Immunovia (NASDAQ: IMMNOV)  (STO: IMMNOV), the diagnostics company with the mission to increase pancreatic cancer survival rates through early detection,?announces today that the company has successfully developed accurate and precise assays to measure targeted proteins for its next-generation test.  As announced in November 2023, Immunovia successfully finalized a discovery study that evaluated nearly 3,000 proteins to identify 15 promising protein biomarkers for its next-generation test to detect early-stage pancreatic cancer. As the next milestone in developing its next-generation test Immunovia, in collaboration with the company’s research and development partner Proteomedix (an Onconetix company), has developed accurate and reliable assays to measure the most promising proteins identified in the discovery study to move forward to a model-development study. The newly developed assays leverage commercial reagents and an automated, high-throughput ELISA testing platform.  By moving from the proprietary IMMray platform used for Immunovia’s… 

 BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: BCLI), a leading developer of adult stem cell therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that it received written agreement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), under a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA), on the design for a Phase 3b trial of NurOwn® in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).  The SPA agreement with the FDA validates the clinical trial protocol and statistical analysis of the planned Phase 3b trial of NurOwn, demonstrating their adequacy for addressing objectives that support a future BLA (Biologics License Application) in ALS. The Phase 3b trial (Study BCT-006-US) will be a two-part, multicenter, study designed to assess the efficacy and safety of NurOwn in patients with ALS. The entry criteria will enroll participants earlier in the course of their disease, having the onset of ALS symptoms, including limb weakness, within the prior 24 months, all ALSFRS-R items ?2…