Ammax Bio Inc. has entered into an exclusive option with Evopoint Biosciences Co. Ltd. for a worldwide license, excluding Greater China, for the development and commercialization of a novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) for treating solid tumors.
Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. has filed a provisional patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) pertaining to an anti-PD-L1 x anti-CD40 bispecific antibody, APVO-711, with the potential to treat a range of solid malignancies such as head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma and carcinomas of the lung, gastrointestinal tract and colon.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG and 3T Biosciences Inc. have entered into a strategic collaboration and licensing agreement to discover and develop next-generation cancer therapies to address high unmet needs.
Researchers from Nordic Nanovector ASA presented the discovery of a novel humanized anti-CD37 monoclonal antibody, NNV-024, engineered to exhibit a strong antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC).
Transgene SA has received clinical trial application (CTA) approval from the French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) to proceed with a phase I trial of TG-6050, a novel oncolytic virus (OV) for intravenous administration in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Enrollment is expected to open in the first half of this year.
PDX Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s ARAC-02 has been selected to enter the Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory (NCL)'s Assay Cascade Characterization Program.
Abbvie Inc. and Immunome Inc. have announced a worldwide collaboration and option agreement for the discovery of up to 10 novel antibody-target pairs arising from three specified tumor types using Immunome's discovery engine.
Cancer Focus Fund LP is investing US$5 million in funding to support ISA Pharmaceuticals BV's ISA-103 in a first-in-human study for the treatment of uveal melanoma.
Multiple myeloma (MM) represents about 10% of all blood cancers, remaining an incurable disease with a 5-year overall survival rate of 56%. B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) is a receptor in the cell surface that is highly expressed in malignant plasma cells, and in normal cells, that promotes cell proliferation and survival by binding to APRIL and BAFF ligands.