CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beam Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAM), a biotechnology company developing precision genetic medicines through base editing, today announced that John Evans, chief executive officer of Beam, will present at the 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 5:15 p.m. PT in San Francisco. The live webcast will be available in the investor section of the company's website at www.beamtx.com and will be archived for 60 days follo ...

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About this content About Angela Harmantas Angela Harmantas is an Editor at Proactive. She has over 15 years of experience covering the equity markets in North America, with a particular focus on junior resource stocks. Angela has reported from numerous countries around the world, including Canada, the US, Australia, Brazil, Ghana, and South Africa for leading trade publications. Previously, she worked in investor relations and led the foreign direct investment program in Canada for the Swedish government ...

Smiley said: “One of the main reasons that global companies are so engaged in China right now is the fact that you can find an early clinical programme for less total value exchange than in the US or Europe.As 2026 approaches, Josh Smiley, president and COO of US-China biopharma Zai Labs, predicts that dealmaking between China and the West will continue to grow, with deal volume rising in tandem.In the last five years, there has been a sizable increase in high-value deals between the West and China, with 20 ...

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Core Insights - Intensity Therapeutics, Inc. is presenting two posters at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, focusing on its investigational drug INT230-6 for treating Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) [1][2] Study Observations - The INVINCIBLE-4 study, initiated in 2024, has treated 14 patients, with 7 in each cohort, showing favorable safety data [3][6] - Cohort A (INT230-6 plus standard of care) exhibited 50% fewer grade 3 or higher adverse events compared to Cohort B (standard of care alone) [5][6] - Specific adverse events included 9 grade 3 or higher events in Cohort A versus 20 in Cohort B [6] Clinical Trial Details - The ongoing Phase II randomized clinical trial is evaluating INT230-6's safety and efficacy in early-stage TNBC patients [5][11] - A potential Phase 3 study design may include INT230-6 with standard of care, with and without the anthracycline doxorubicin, aiming for improved safety and efficacy [8][9] Drug Mechanism and Composition - INT230-6 is designed for direct intratumoral injection, combining cisplatin and vinblastine sulfate with a diffusion enhancer to improve drug delivery within tumors [13] - The drug aims to elicit an immune response while minimizing systemic toxicity, a common issue with traditional chemotherapy [13][14] Market Context - TNBC represents a significant challenge in breast cancer treatment, with approximately 56,000 new cases diagnosed annually in the U.S. and 420,000 worldwide [11] - Current standard treatments often involve high toxicity, with 80% of patients experiencing severe adverse events [11] Regulatory Pathway - The FDA's Accelerated Approval Program may facilitate INT230-6's approval based on pathological complete response (pCR) as a surrogate endpoint [12] - If successful, this could lead to a safer treatment regimen for TNBC patients, potentially avoiding the use of highly toxic agents like doxorubicin [11][12]

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About this content About Stephen Gunnion Stephen Gunnion is a senior financial journalist and broadcaster at Proactive Investors. He has more than 25 years of experience in television, radio and print media, anchoring on a number of television channels including South Africa's Business Day TV, CNBC Africa and the South African Broadcasting Corporation, where he was the economics editor. He has also worked for Daily Maverick, Bloomberg, the Business Day newspaper and Investors' Chronicle. Read more About ...

About this content About Angela Harmantas Angela Harmantas is an Editor at Proactive. She has over 15 years of experience covering the equity markets in North America, with a particular focus on junior resource stocks. Angela has reported from numerous countries around the world, including Canada, the US, Australia, Brazil, Ghana, and South Africa for leading trade publications. Previously, she worked in investor relations and led the foreign direct investment program in Canada for the Swedish government ...