Phase I/II Clinical Study in Basal Cell Carcinoma Scheduled to Begin Second Quarter 2021, with Data Expected by the End of 2021 An Investigator-Initiated Trial Will Run in Parallel YAVNE, Israel, Feb. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) MediWound Ltd. (Nasdaq: MDWD), a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company focused on next-generation bio-therapeutic solutions for tissue repair and regeneration, today announced the initiation of a new clinical development program to evaluate its drug product candidate MWPC005 in patients with non-melanoma skin cancer. MediWound recently submitted a protocol to the FDA for a phase I/II clinical study of MWPC005 for the treatment of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and is preparing to initiate this study in the United States in the second quarter of 2021. A phase II investigator-initiated trial of MWPC005 in non-melanoma skin cancer will be conducted in parallel at the Soroka Medical Center in Israel. MediWound expects that data from both studies will be generated
DermaSensors: The Future of Skin Cancer Detection
An overview of skin cancer
As the most common type of cancer to affect individuals within both the United States and around the world, it is estimated that 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer by the time they reach the age of 70. Each day, over 9,500 people in the United States alone are diagnosed with skin cancer.
There are four primary types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), Merkel cell cancer, and melanoma. Of these four skin cancer types, basal cell carcinoma accounts for approximately 80% of all skin cancer cases.
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MUNICH, Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/
Garching - OncoBeta® GmbH and their subsidiary OncoBeta Therapeutics Pty Ltd. Australia a Medical Device Company specialized in innovative epidermal radioisotope therapies for Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers (NMSCs), announced today that the Rhenium-SCT (Rhenium-188 paste) has been registered on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG), which is the formal requirement for supply and marketing of the medical device. This advanced radionuclide therapy technology offers a non-invasive, single session, painless treatment with little to no scarring for patients suffering from Basal Cell – and Squamous Cell Carcinomas (BCCs and SCCs).
The global incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers has drastically increased over the past few decades. Depending on the source, it is estimated that there are over 5 million non-melanoma skin cancer cases reported globally each year. Australia having one of the highest incidence rates in the