Blood cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy could soon have a reduced dependence on blood transfusions thanks to a new clinical study announced, run in partnership between biotech company Syntara (ASX: SNT), the University of Newcastle and the Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group (ALLG). The Phase 2 clinical study has been backed by a $0.83m grant to
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Heads have turned in biotech circles with an ASX filing confirming that Platinum Asset Management has increased its stake in clinical-stage drug developer Syntara to 19.24%, fresh off the commencement of a Phase 2a clinical study that has the potential to become a new treatment for patients diagnosed with myelofibrosis (bone marrow cancer). The combination
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Clinical-stage biotech company Syntara (ASX: SNT) has stepped into a transformative year with a renewed focus on drug development. Entering 2024, the Company took the “new year, new me” concept seriously, divesting its Pharmaxis mannitol business and rebranding as Syntara with new leadership to include high profile biotech experts that have commercialised drugs for Big
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Beyond the searing pain of burns, permanent scarring of the skin has a devastating lifelong impact on quality of life. Imagine reaching up for the top shelf and having a sharp pain surge down your arm and back. Unfortunately this is the reality for millions of burn victims where skin does not heal with the
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Clinical stage drug development company Syntara (ASX:SNT) is set to get a big boost in exposure within the blood cancer industry as it forges ahead with dosing patients in its Phase 2 clinical trial of SNT-5505 in combination with approved drug ruxolitinib. SNT-5505, a pan-LOX inhibitor designed to target myelofibrosis, a bone marrow cancer where
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Parkinson’s UK, in collaboration with Australian researchers, has taken a major step towards preventing the development of Parkinson’s disease with the first Australian patient in a Phase 2 clinical trial having been dosed with PXS-4708, a novel drug aimed at tackling Parkinson’s before its onset, along with other neurodegenerative disorders. The multi-national trial was initiated
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