Monopar Therapeutics Inc. has received human research ethics committee (HREC) clearance in Australia to commence a first-in-human phase I dosimetry trial of its novel radiopharmaceutical MNPR-101-Zr in patients with advanced cancers.
Almirall S.A. has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Novo Nordisk A/S for global rights to develop and commercialize the IL-21-blocking monoclonal antibody NN-8828 in certain fields, including immune inflammatory dermatological diseases.
Increased expression of B7-H3 has been previously reported in multiple solid tumors, including pancreatic cancer. In a recent article, researchers from the University of Tuebingen discussed the development of a novel Fc-optimized monoclonal antibody (MAb) targeting B7-H3, named B7-H3-SDIE, as a new immunotherapeutic treatment option for pancreatic cancer.
Researchers from Nextcure Inc. have reported the development and preclinical characterization of a novel agonist monoclonal antibody (MAb) against V-set and transmembrane domain containing 1 (VSTM-1).
CC-chemokine receptor 3 (CCR3) is a member of the G protein-coupled, seven-transmembrane receptor family expressed on mouse eosinophils, basophils, mast cells and mononuclear phagocytes, among others, that plays a role in allergic diseases such as allergic rhinitis.
Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. has obtained FDA clearance of its IND application for CRB-601, a TGF-β-blocking monoclonal antibody targeting the integrin αvβ8. Enrollment in a first-in-human phase I study will open in the first half of this year.
Sail Biomedicines Inc. has received two grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to advance the company's Endless RNA (eRNA) platform to develop secreted monoclonal antibodies and vaccines for malaria.
Gigagen Inc., a subsidiary of Grifols SA, has received clearance from the FDA of its IND application to conduct a phase I trial of GIGA-564 for the treatment of solid tumors.
Researchers from Medical University of South Carolina aimed to evaluate the potential of secreted frizzled-related protein 2 (SFRP2) as a promising novel target for breast cancer using a newly developed humanized monoclonal antibody to SFRP2 (hSFRP2 MAb) in models of this disease.
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