Lantern Pharma Inc. has generated a new class of highly specific and highly potent antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) with a cryptophycin drug-payload, in collaboration with Bielefeld University.
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has entered into an option and collaboration agreement with Numab Therapeutics AG to develop and commercialize a novel multispecific macrophage engager, NM-49, in oncology.
Sutro Biopharma Inc. has described antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) comprising a cytotoxic drug linked to an antibody or polypeptide residue through a linker reported to be useful for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Medigene AG has selected initial clinical indications for its lead candidate, MDG-1015, specifically gastric cancer, ovarian cancer, myxoid/round cell liposarcoma and synovial sarcoma.
Elicera Therapeutics AB has received approval from the Swedish Medical Products Agency to start a phase I/II study of chimeric antibody receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy ELC-301 in patients with refractory or relapsed B-cell lymphoma.
Researchers from Sun Yat-Sen University and MD Anderson Cancer Center have compared the proteins secreted by hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells in responders and nonresponders to the anti-PD-1 antibody nivolumab.
Acepodia Inc. has obtained FDA clearance of its IND application for ACE-2016, an allogeneic γδ2 T-cell therapy for the treatment of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-expressing malignancies in patients with solid tumors.
Amphiphile (AMP)-modification of peptide antigens and molecular adjuvants has been previously demonstrated to enhance lymphatic delivery and retention, resulting in potent expansion of cognate endogenous T-cell responses.
23andme Holding Co. has received FDA clearance of its IND application for 23ME-01473 (‘1473), a dual mechanism antibody and natural killer (NK) cell activator intended to treat cancer.