Oncologist Researching Cisplatin Alternative for Cancer Patients
An oncologist is seeking new options for patients with head and neck cancer who cannot receive the standard chemotherapy drug cisplatin.
An oncologist is seeking new options for patients with head and neck cancer who cannot receive the standard chemotherapy drug cisplatin.
Fennec Pharmaceuticals Inc announced that the FDA has accepted for filing the resubmission of its New Drug Application (NDA) for PEDMARK for the prevention of ototoxicity induced by cisplatin chemotherapy in patients one month to < 18 years of age with localized, non-metastatic, solid tumors.
Proceeds will be used in part to support clinical and preclinical studies needed to advance Decibel’s therapeutic pipeline.
SENS-401 is under development in the treatment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (or SSNHL).
Read MoreSENS-401 is under development in the treatment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (or SSNHL).
Read More“Our multiple presentations at ARO demonstrate our broad pipeline in neurotology with data presented in support of our product candidates for Ménière’s disease, tinnitus, hearing loss, and otoprotection,” said Kathie Bishop, PhD, chief scientific officer of Otonomy.
Read MoreUConn otolaryngologist Kourosh Parham and his colleagues report in “Hearing Research” that levels of prestin, a protein found only in cells in the inner ear, rise sharply when those cells are damaged and start to die.
Read MoreData from the presented studies showed that SENS-401 protected inner ear function and enhanced sensory hair cell survival in preclinical models of acoustic trauma and, separately, cisplatin infusion.
Read MoreThe study showed that STS administered six hours after Cisplatin could reduce the severity of hearing loss without affecting the chance of cure for the cancer.
Read MoreThe company’s most advanced drug candidate ACOU085 is being developed for clinical application in otoprotection (cisplatin-related) and will be profiled in functional improvement of hair cells.
Read MoreAccording to the FDA, Breakthrough Therapy designation is given when preliminary clinical evidence has been provided to show that a treatment effect may represent substantial improvement over available therapies for the treatment of a serious condition.
Read MoreSENS-401, R-azasetron besylate, is a drug candidate that aims to protect and preserve inner ear tissue when lesions are present that can cause progressive or sequelar hearing impediments.
Read MoreUsing a highly sensitive technique to measure and map cisplatin in mouse and human inner ear tissues, researchers found that forms of cisplatin build up in the inner ear.
Read MoreUsing a new technique to deliver steroids to the inner ear, developed with funding from Action on Hearing Loss, Otomagnetics has been able to reduce hearing loss in mice treated with the chemotherapy drug cisplatin by 50%.
Read MoreThe drug is a therapy in development for the treatment of hearing disorders, for the prevention of Platinum-Induced Ototoxicity in pediatric patients.
Read MoreOtonomy has announced the enrollment of the first patients in a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating OTO-104 for the prevention of hearing loss in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy with platinum-based agents.
Read MoreMany testicular cancer survivors experience hearing loss after cisplatin-based chemotherapy, according to researchers at Indiana University, who found that increased doses of cisplatin were associated with increased hearing loss.
Read MoreSt. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have found that variations of inherited genes are associated with hearing loss in young cancer patients treated with cisplatin, a drug widely used to treat brain tumors and other types of cancer.
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