Data show Optune plus standard of care temozolomide extended overall survival and progression-free survival of newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients compared to temozolomide alone ST. HELIER, Jersey–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Novocure (NASDAQ: NVCR) announced today that data from the pivotal phase 3 clinical trial of Optune in combination with temozolomide for the treatment of newly diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM) have …

ST. HELIER, Jersey–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Novocure (NASDAQ: NVCR) will hold a webcast today at 5 p.m. EST to discuss the publication of the EF-14 phase 3 clinical trial results in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The EF-14 trial data show that treatment with Optune plus standard of care temozolomide significantly extended both progression-free survival …

Tumor Treating Fields disrupt mitotic spindle formation leading to irregular chromosome segregation and mitotic catastrophe in cancer cells ST. HELIER, Jersey–(BUSINESS WIRE)–New preclinical data on Novocure’s (NASDAQ: NVCR) Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) therapy revealed a more thorough understanding of how the therapy works at a cellular level. As an anti-mitotic treatment, TTFields interfere with cancer …

Removal of FDA contraindication increases addressable GBM patient population ST. HELIER, Jersey–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A retrospective analysis of Novocure’s (NASDAQ: NVCR) Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) therapy shows that TTFields therapy is safe in adult glioblastoma patients with implanted non-programmable shunts. The data were presented on Nov. 20 at the 20th Annual Society for Neuro-Oncology Meeting in San …

ST. HELIER, Jersey–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Preliminary data from COMET, a phase 2 randomized trial sponsored by Novocure (NASDAQ: NVCR), show that the use of Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) therapy is safe in the treatment of brain metastases originating from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The results of a preliminary analysis of the ongoing European study were presented …