Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc. has synthesized antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) comprising cysteine-mutant antibodies targeting programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (CD274; PD-L1) covalently bound to one or more Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) and/or TLR8 agonists through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Indapta Therapeutics Inc. has gained IND clearance from the FDA to commence a first-in-human phase I trial of IDP-023, an allogeneic natural killer (NK) cell therapy, in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma and lymphoma, anticipated to begin in the second half of this year. The study will explore three different dose levels of Indapta’s G-NK cells alone and in combination with IL-2 and the monoclonal antibodies rituximab and daratumumab.
Bayer AG’s diacylglycerol kinase ζ (DGK-ζ) inhibitor BAY-2965501 is being developed as a first-in-class cancer immunotherapy candidate. The company recently presented preclinical data on the compound, which supported advancement of the candidate into clinical testing, with a first-in-human phase I study in solid tumors underway (NCT05614102).
Osteosarcoma (OS) is an aggressive cancer type, with frequent metastasis seen in the lungs, and for which two-thirds of metastatic patients fail to achieve durable responses and die due to the disease.
Researchers from Byondis BV and Sanquin Bloedvoorziening have published preclinical data on a new signal-regulatory protein α (SIRPα)-directed antibody, BYON-4228.
A new study has discovered a promising approach to improve the efficacy of adoptive cell therapies for cancer. The research, published in Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids, describes the development of novel Fas-TNFR chimeras acting as decoys for the Fas ligand and preventing it from binding to its natural receptor on the surface of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells.
Cancer immunotherapy candidate BSI-508, a bispecific fusion molecule targeting PD-1 and CD47, is undergoing early development at Biosion Inc., who recently presented preclinical data on the product.
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