A year after its $175 million IPO in 2024, Arrivent Biopharma Inc. picked up rights to develop and commercialize Lepu Biopharma Co. Ltd.’s antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) candidate, MRG-007, worldwide excluding the greater China region.
“The [colorectal cancer field is moving, and thankfully it’s moving quickly,” said Marwan Fakih, gastrointestinal specialist at City of Hope, speaking about initial phase II data from Xilio Therapeutics Inc.’s ongoing trial with vilastobart (XTX-101) when paired with PD-L1-blocking antibody Tecentriq (atezolizumab, Roche AG) in metastatic microsatellite stable disease.
A year after its $175 million IPO in 2024, Arrivent Biopharma Inc. picked up rights to develop and commercialize Lepu Biopharma Co. Ltd.’s antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) candidate, MRG-007, worldwide excluding the greater China region.
Arrivent Biopharma Inc. has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Lepu Biopharma Co. Ltd. for MRG-007, an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) in development for gastrointestinal cancers.
Colorectal cancer remains the third most common malignancy worldwide, with advanced stages presenting significant challenges for treatment. A recently published study highlights the potential of combining the antiangiogenic peptide TB-01 (PEP-06), a drug in phase II studies in China, with the approved cytotoxic drug trifluridine/tipiracil (TAS-102) as a treatment for colorectal cancer.
Researchers from the National Health Research Institutes of Taiwan described the efficacy of BPR1J481, a multitarget tyrosine kinase inhibitor in PDX-derived colorectal cancer cells, which retain the original PDX tumor characteristics.
Oxford Drug Design Ltd. has announced additional in vivo validation for its novel approach against cancer. The innovative approach, using generative AI capabilities, is based on the novel target leucyl-tRNA synthetase.
Vir Biotechnology Inc.’s 2024 deal with Sanofi SA is starting to look like a pretty savvy move. The company, which picked up three clinical-stage dual-masked T-cell engagers (TCEs) and rights to the platform technology as part of a pipeline overhaul, reported phase I data for TCE programs targeting HER2 and PSMA that indicated promising efficacy with a low prevalence of the cytokine toxicity that has hampered other TCE programs.
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.’s antibody-drug conjugate SYS-6045 has been granted clearance by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to enter clinical trials.
