Alison Kanski

Articles Authored by Alison Kanski
Case Study Suggests Use of Targeted Therapy, Surveillance for Germline ALK-Mutant Neuroblastoma
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Two family members with a germline ALK-mutant neuroblastoma both experienced complete response to ALK inhibitors in a case study.
Amgen Spotlights Investigational Precision Oncology Candidates as Q1 Revenue Jumps 9 Percent
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The firm is expecting Phase III readouts this year for its FGFR2b drug bemarituzumab and is advancing a second KRAS inhibitor to the clinic.
Researchers at AACR discussed what's next for the drug class, given the disappointing activity of tiragolumab with Tecentriq in the SKYSCRAPER-01 trial.

In a Phase I study presented at AACR's annual meeting, 71 percent of patients who hadn't received a prior anti-HER2 ADC responded to the drug.
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Expands Pediatric AML Trial to Include Kura Oncology's Menin Inhibitor
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Leukemia patients who enroll in LLS's PedAL screening trial and are found to have certain alterations will be directed to receive ziftomenib in a Phase I study.
The firm reported a 6 percent decrease in Q1 2025 revenues to $11.2 billion compared to $11.87 billion last year.
In Cancer Resistance Battle, Drugmakers' Arsenal Contains Combo Drugs, Common Biomarkers, ctDNA
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Cancer patients invariably develop resistance to targeted drugs, so drugmakers develop strategies to combat it before first-generation therapies hit the market.

The tool analyzes results from standard tests of organ function, tumor burden, and inflammation to predict whether lymphoma patients will respond to treatment.
The FDA cleared the firm this week to begin a Phase I study of ALX2004 in EGFR-expressing solid tumors, which could start in a few months.
The biomarker analysis found patients with certain mutations in the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway and MAPK pathway may be resistant to Truqap.