Published: Feb 24, 2021
HAMILTON, ON, Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - The Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization (CPDC), a global leader in the development, production and commercialization of radiopharmaceuticals, is announcing today that the first patient has been dosed and imaged in a Phase 3 trial for [
18F]PSMA-1007. This diagnostic imaging product is a positron-emitting tomography (PET) agent that targets Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA), a protein that is overexpressed in prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy in Canadian men, accounting for over 23,000 new cases per year and 4,000 deaths annually. Men with recurrent or persistent prostate cancer have poor outcomes, and there is an unmet need to accurately define the location and overall spread of disease in this population to help plan effective treatment.
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TORONTO, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - FACIT, a commercialization venture firm for Ontario cancer innovations, congratulates the 2021 winner of its Falcons Fortunes pitch competition, Waterloo-based start-up Air Microfluidic Systems Inc. The winning pitch, delivered by CEO Mr. Run Ze Gao, focused on the development of an air microfluidics-enabled active compression sleeve for treating breast cancer-related lymphedema.
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