Novocure Appoints Company President Frank Leonard as Chief Executive Officer

On December 1, 2025 Novocure (NASDAQ: NVCR) reported the appointment of Frank Leonard as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Mr. Leonard previously served as President of Novocure and succeeds Ashley Cordova who has resigned from the company.

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"During his more than 15-year career at Novocure, Frank has led many of our global business operations developing deep expertise in delivering our unique, device-based cancer therapy to patients to extend their survivals. Frank has been instrumental in creating Novocure’s culture and guiding the organization at critical points, including preparing the company for its first commercial launch and establishing the business functions that continue to drive our growth," said William Doyle, Executive Chairman, Novocure. "Frank embodies Novocure’s core values and has an unwavering commitment to our patient-forward mission. He is the ideal person to lead our organization through the exciting, transformative milestones anticipated in the years ahead. We are thrilled for him to step into the CEO role.

"On behalf of the Novocure Board of Directors, I want to thank Ashley Cordova for the contributions she made to our organization during her career at Novocure. She was unquestionably dedicated to our mission and helped build Novocure into the company it is today. We wish her success in her future endeavors," continued Mr. Doyle.

Mr. Leonard joined Novocure in 2010 to prepare the company for its first commercial launch and he has held various leadership roles including establishing Novocure’s finance, reimbursement, and business development functions, and led the company’s early innovation and product development teams. In his role as Novocure’s President, Frank led global sales, marketing, field medical affairs, patient experience, public affairs, market access, and product and portfolio strategy functions.

"The patient is at the center of what we do and why we are committed to extending survival in the most aggressive cancers," said Mr. Leonard. "I am honored to lead Novocure and partner with our incredible employees around the world as we prepare to launch products in new indications, complete multiple clinical trials, and work to deliver the full potential of our innovative therapy."

(Press release, NovoCure, DEC 1, 2025, View Source [SID1234661036])

Rakovina Therapeutics Announces Three-Month Q3 ended September 30, 2025 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update

On December 1, 2025 Rakovina Therapeutics Inc. ("Rakovina" or the "Company") (TSX-V: RKV) (FSE: 7JO0), a biopharmaceutical company advancing cancer therapies through AI-powered drug discovery, reported its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2025 ("Q3 2025"), and provided an update on recent corporate developments.

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Q3 2025 Financial Highlights

Reported a net loss of $1,781,757.
Research and development (R&D) expenses were $1,102,371, reflecting continued advancement of AI-powered drug candidates.
General and administrative (G&A) expenses were $539,174 including investor & public relations and exchange-related fees.
Cash and cash equivalents as at September 30, 2025 were $822,293.
"Over the past several months, Rakovina Therapeutics has delivered a series of meaningful scientific and corporate milestones that underscore the strength of our AI-enabled DDR pipeline and the growing global interest in our programs," stated Jeffrey Bacha, Rakovina Therapeutics executive chairman. "From compelling CNS-penetrant ATR data at AACR (Free AACR Whitepaper)-NCI-EORTC to multiple presentations at the Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting, together with increased visibility at leading investor and industry conferences and the advancement of strategic collaborations such as our NanoPalm joint-venture initiative, we are entering 2026 with significant momentum. These achievements not only validate the depth of our science but also position the company for the next phase of growth as we work to bring transformative therapies to patients in need."

Recent Corporate Highlights

On November 24, 2025, the Company announced the presentation of two scientific posters at the 2025 Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii. The posters provided updates on the Company’s ATR and PARP1 programs, including compelling preclinical data from the ATR program. Rakovina’s lead ATR compounds have now been confirmed as dual ATR/mTOR inhibitors and demonstrate properties highly relevant to treatment-resistant, PTEN-deficient solid tumors, where PTEN loss is one of the most common genetic alterations across cancers and is strongly associated with a high incidence of brain metastases.
On November 18, 2025, the Company announced that its President & CSO, Prof. Mads Daugaard, has been invited to present and participate as a panelist at the 9th Annual DNA Damage Response (DDR) Inhibitors Summit in January 2026, where he will highlight the Company’s AI-enabled DDR drug discovery programs and ongoing preclinical progress.
On October 27, 2025, the Company announced the presentation of new pre-clinical data at the AACR (Free AACR Whitepaper)-NCI-EORTC AACR-NCI-EORTC (Free AACR-NCI-EORTC Whitepaper) International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics (EORTC-NCI-AACR) (Free ASGCT Whitepaper) (Free EORTC-NCI-AACR Whitepaper) confirming that its AI-discovered ATR inhibitor program (kt-5000 series) achieved potent ATR inhibition and demonstrated confirmed CNS penetration – a milestone differentiator in the DDR inhibitor space.
On September 4, 2025, the Company announced that senior management would attend the H.C. Wainwright 27th Annual Global Investment Conference (September 8–10, New York), to engage with investors and potential pharmaceutical partners to discuss the company’s AI-enabled oncology pipeline, corporate strategy, and upcoming milestones.
On August 26, 2025, the Company announced that our president & CSO, Prof. Mads Daugaard, was invited to speak at the 13th Tuscany Retreat on Cancer Research & Apoptosis (August 23–30), highlighting Rakovina Therapeutics DDR-targeted drug discovery and development accomplishments.
On August 12, 2025, the Company announced that Rakovina Therapeutics and NanoPalm Ltd. announced a non-binding Letter of Intent to form a joint venture to co-develop AI-discovered small-molecule oncology therapies—beginning with the dual PARP-HDAC inhibitor KT-3283 delivered via NanoPalm’s proprietary patterned lipid nanoparticle (pLNP) system—combining Rakovina’s drug candidates and validation data with NanoPalm’s nanoparticle platform, manufacturing capabilities, and support infrastructure under a Saudi Arabia-based JV with global development and commercialization rights.
On July 28, 2025, the Company granted an aggregate of 540,000 stock options to certain directors, officers, employees, and consultants pursuant to its Long-Term Incentive Plan. Each option is exercisable at a price of $0.70 per share for a period of five years and vests in equal installments every six months over three years.
On July 15, 2025, the Company announced that its common shares are now eligible for electronic clearing and settlement through the Depository Trust Company (DTC).
Selected Financial Results for Q3 2025

Sept. 30, 2025 ($) Dec 31, 2024 ($)
Cash and Cash Equivalents 822,293 1,312,743
Working Capital deficit (489,279) 321,442
Intangible Assets 3,576,493 3,977,473
Total Assets 5,267,709 6,240,920
Total Liabilities 3,380,019 1,942,005
Deficit (21,785,345) (14,997,929)
Statement of Loss and Comprehensive Loss – Q3 Three months ended September 30

Sept. 30, 2025 ($) Sept. 30, 2024 ($)
Research & Development 1,102,371 676,200
General and Administrative 539,174 266,920
Net loss and comprehensive loss (1,781,757) (1,011,141)
Basic and diluted loss per share (0.08) (0.11)
Weighted average shares outstanding 21,148,038 (post) 8,966,762 (post)
Rakovina Therapeutics’ financial statements as filed with SEDAR can be accessed from the Company’s website at: View Source

(Press release, Rakovina Therapeutics, DEC 1, 2025, View Source [SID1234661054])

ORIC® Pharmaceuticals Announces Enozertinib (ORIC-114) Poster Presentation in HER2 exon 20 NSCLC at the ESMO Asia Congress 2025

On December 1, 2025 ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ORIC), a clinical stage oncology company focused on developing treatments that address mechanisms of therapeutic resistance, reported a poster presentation highlighting data from a Phase 1b trial of enozertinib (ORIC-114) at the ESMO (Free ESMO Whitepaper) Asia Congress 2025 taking place December 5-7, 2025 in Singapore. The poster will focus on data in previously treated patients with HER2 exon 20 mutant NSCLC.

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Poster presentation details:

Title: Enozertinib (ORIC-114), a Highly Selective, Brain Penetrant
EGFR and HER2 Inhibitor, in Patients with HER2 Exon 20
Mutant NSCLC: Randomized Dose Optimization
Presentation Number: 981P
Session Type and Title: Poster Display session and cocktail
Session Date & Time: Friday, December 5, 2025; 5:15 – 6:15 p.m. SGT

Full abstracts are available for public viewing via the ESMO (Free ESMO Whitepaper) Asia Congress website.

Conference Call and Webcast Details
In conjunction with the ESMO (Free ESMO Whitepaper) Asia Congress, ORIC will host a conference call and webcast on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at 8:00 pm ET. To join the conference call via phone and participate in the live Q&A session, please pre-register online here to receive a telephone number and unique passcode required to enter the call. A live webcast and audio archive of the conference call will be available through the investor section of ORIC’s website at www.oricpharma.com. The webcast will be available for replay for 90 days following the presentation.

(Press release, ORIC Pharmaceuticals, DEC 1, 2025, View Source [SID1234661021])

One-carbon Therapeutics announces oversubscribed private placement financing of SEK 153 million (€13.9 million)

On December 1, 2025 One-carbon Therapeutics AB, a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering first-in-class cancer therapies, reported the closing of an oversubscribed 153 million SEK (€13.9 million) private placement financing round supported by current and new investors and private Swedish family offices.

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One-carbon Therapeutics will use the net proceeds from the private placement to strengthen its financial position and expand its ongoing Phase 1/2 ODIN clinical study of TH9619, an MTHFD1/2 inhibitor, thereby further accelerating its momentum through a data-driven strategy. The financing follows the company’s recent important milestone of dosing the first subject in the ODIN Phase 1/2 study – marking One-carbon Therapeutics’ successful transition from preclinical to clinical-stage company.

"We are very encouraged by the strong confidence and enthusiasm shown by our existing and new investors, who recognize the potential of our lead asset. Their support is crucial for securing rapid execution and delivery of the potential new therapy to patients in need," said Ana Slipicevic, Chief Executive Officer.

One-carbon Therapeutics also extends its appreciation to clinical and academic collaborators, partners and advisors for their continued trust and partnership, and for their belief in our vision and science. Their support has been instrumental in driving the company’s scientific and clinical progress, enabling the advancement of TH9619.

Selma Legal AB has served as legal adviser to One-carbon Therapeutics AB in the transaction.

About TH9619

TH9619 is a first-in-class, potent, small-molecule, and dual inhibitor of MTHFD1/2, highly overexpressed and cancer-specific enzymes within the one-carbon metabolic pathway. TH9619 kills cancer cells via a dual mechanism of action (1) inhibition of MTHFD1 traps folate leading to thymidine depletion (2) inhibition of nuclear MTHFD2 disrupts DNA damage response and repair pathways. With its unique characteristics, TH9619 kills tumor cells while sparing healthy tissue.

About ODIN Phase 1/2 Clinical Study

This is a first-in-human, multicenter, open label, dose escalation and expansion study, aiming at evaluating safety, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and preliminary anti-tumor activity of TH9619 as monotherapy in subjects with advanced refractory solid tumors, including colorectal cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, head & neck squamous cell carcinoma, gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction cancer. The trial is currently being conducted across leading academic and clinical research centers in the United Kingdom, France, and Spain, with expansion planned across additional European sites in the coming months.

Clinicaltrials.gov NCT07151040; EudraCT No. 2024-519639-40-00

(Press release, One-carbon Therapeutics, DEC 1, 2025, View Source [SID1234661125])

BetaGlue Therapeutics expands Clinical Trial in Italy to conduct its clinical study in unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer (uLA-PDAC)

On December 1, 2025 BetaGlue Therapeutics ("BetaGlue" or the "Company") a pioneering Italian clinical-stage oncology company developing an innovative radiotherapy solution for the targeted treatment of solid tumours, is proud to announce that the Italian Ministry of Health (MOH) has approved its Clinical Trial Application for YntraDose in the treatment of unresectable Locally Advanced Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (LA-PDAC). This authorization follows the recent Clinical Trial Approval from the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

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The clinical study, which is expected to begin enrolling patients in early 2026, with preliminary results expected by the end of the year, is an early feasibility clinical investigation designed to evaluate safety, usability and feasibility of YntraDose administration in patients with unresectable LA-PDAC which remains a significant health concern with limited effective treatment options and a pressing unmet medical need. YntraDose represents an innovative locoregional radiotherapy, utilizing Yttrium-90
microspheres embedded in a quickly polymerizing matrix to deliver targeted radiation directly to solid tumours.

This approach has been designed with the aim to maximize therapeutic efficacy while minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissue, offering new hope for patients facing unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer – one of the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat malignancies. "As an Italian company, deeply committed to advancing cancer care, we are honoured to announce that the Italian Health Authorities have approved our clinical study in Italy, which will be conducted at the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS in Rome.

"This achievement marks a fundamental step in our commitment to innovation in oncology and demonstrates the trust of Italian institutions in our technology and the therapeutic potential of YntraDose for patients with unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer" said Alexis Peyroles, CEO of BetaGlue Therapeutics. "We are grateful for the support of the Italian institutions and look forward to collaborating with the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS in Rome bringing new hope to patients with unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer, one of the most challenging diseases worldwide. Looking ahead, we are actively planning to expand our clinical trials internationally, with the goal of making YntraDose available to patients in more countries and addressing unmet needs in cancer care worldwide."