Under the terms of the agreement, Univercells will test in vitro and in vivo a proprietary mRNA vaccine delivered with Altamira’s SemaPhore nanoparticle platform Altamira Therapeutics, a company providing nanoparticle-based technology for efficient RNA delivery to extrahepatic targets has announced that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Univercells Group to evaluate the use of the Company’s proprietary SemaPhore platform for the delivery of mRNA vaccines. Univercells is a global life sciences company creating platforms for developing and manufacturing biologics, including mRNA vaccines and therapeutics, in a simple, scalable and cost-efficient way. Under the terms of the agreement, Univercells will test in vitro and in vivo a proprietary mRNA vaccine delivered with Altamira’s SemaPhore nanoparticle platform. Should the experiments prove successful, Univercells and Altamira intend to discuss and negotiate a commercial agreement for the development and manufacturing of nanoparticle-based mRNA vaccines using Univercells’ production platform. Covadonga Pañeda, PhD, Altamira’s ...
SHANGHAI, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — BioDuro-Sundia’s partner, DigmBio, a South Korean biotechnology company, announced its selective PARP1 inhibitor for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer has been approved by Korea Food and Drug Administration (MFDS) for Investigational New Drug (IND) application. Founded in April 2020, DigmBio is a pioneering biotech company discovering and developing novel therapies to treat oncology, neurodegeneration, and fibrosis. The lead program DM5167 is the 2nd generation PARP1 selective inhibitor. According to preclinical study results, DM5167, a novel selective PARP1 inhibitor, exhibits superior in vivo safety, particularly in terms of hematotoxicity and demonstrates enhanced selectivity in enzyme assays, and possesses a more efficient DNA trapping capability. Notably, DM5167 showcases excellent brain permeability, rendering it suitable for treating brain metastasis and brain cancer. DigmBio CEO Kim Jung-min stated, “We are pleased to receive official approval from the Food and Drug Safety Department without the need for any ...
ROCKVILLE, Md. and SUZHOU, China, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Innovent Biologics, Inc. (“Innovent”) (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high quality medicines for the treatment of oncology, metabolic, autoimmune, ophthalmology and other major diseases, announces that the first participant has been successfully dosed with IBI310 (anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody) in combination with sintilimab (PD-1 inhibitor) in a randomized, controlled, multicenter Phase 3 clinical trial (Neoshot), for resectable MSI-H/dMMR[1] colon cancer (stage cT4 or cN+) neoadjuvant therapy. Neoshot is the first Phase 3 clinical trial (NCT05890742) in China to investigate MSI-H/dMMR colon cancer neoadjuvant immunotherapy. The study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of IBI310 combined with sintilimab for neoadjuvant therapy, compared with adjuvant chemotherapy after radical surgery for MSI-H/dMMR colon cancer. The primary endpoints are pathologic complete response (pCR) rate and event-free survival (EFS). Previously, in a randomized, controlled, multicenter Phase 1b study for neoadjuvant ...
Beijing, Shanghai & Boston, Mar. 28, 2024 — Jacobio Pharma (1167.HK), a clinical-stage oncology company drugging the undruggable targets, today announced its 2023 annual results. The revenue was RMB63.5 million, the R&D investment was RMB372 million, the cash and cash equivalent at the end of 2023 was RMB 1.2 billion. Jacobio Pharma also announced its recent business progress and expected milestones. Dr. Wang Yinxiang, Chairman and CEO of Jacobio Pharma, said: “In the past year, Jacobio continued to make progress in our projects. We received approval for registrational phase III clinical trial of the combination therapy between our SHP2 inhibitor JAB-3312 and KRAS G12C inhibitor glecirasib. Our JAB-3312 became the first SHP2 inhibitor to enter into registrational trial. This milestone is consistent with our mission of ‘drugging the undruggable’. Meanwhile, the patient enrollment for pivotal trial of our core product glecirasib has been completed, and the NDA application expected to ...
Veeda Clinical Research has acquired Heads, a privately held European CRO, which specialises in conducting clinical trials in oncology. Established in 2010, Heads has operational presence in 25 multiple strategically important locations across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific region. Veeda expands its reach to major geographies and adds capabilities of late-sta. ge clinical trial execution with strong focus on oncology with this acqusition The acquisition provides Heads a strong operational platform and an opportunity to expand its expertise and capabilities to the Indian and South-East Asian markets. With this acquisition, Veeda’s global pharma and biotech clients can now avail early to late-phase CRO services across Europe, US, and Asia Pacific. During the integration phase, Heads will continue to offer uninterrupted support to client programs. https://www.vspharma.in/veeda-clinical-research-acquires-heads-a-european-cro/
Don Tracy, Associate Editor Despite not having a positive outcome, safety profiles for Keytruda and Lynparza were consistent with previous findings. Merck revealed that its Phase III KEYLYNK-006 clinical trial, which tested a combination of Keytruda and Lynparza for the treatment of a subset of patients with metastatic nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), failed to meet the primary endpoint of improving overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). According to the company, its trial compared Keytruda combined with chemotherapy with an additional round of Keytruda plus Lynparza vs. Keytruda with chemotherapy followed by maintenance chemotherapy. However, the safety profiles for both treatments were reported to be consistent with previous findings. Moving forward, Merck said that it plans on continuing to analyze data to share at a later date.1 “As lung cancer continues to be the leading cause of cancer death worldwide, we are committed to exploring Keytruda-based combinations and ...
SUZHOU, China, March 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Alphamab Oncology (stock code: 9966.HK) announced that the phase II clinical research results of anti- PD-L1/CTLA-4 bispecific antibody KN046 plus chemotherapy as first-line treatment for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were published online in the renowned journal Cell Reports Medicine (IF: 14.3). Professor Li Zhang from Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center is the corresponding author of this paper, and Professor Yuanyuan Zhao is the first author. Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world, and it is the malignant tumor with the highest morbidity and mortality in China. According to the latest national cancer statistics released by the National Cancer Center, there are 1.06 million new cases of lung cancer, with a total death toll of 0.73 million in year 2022, far exceeding other tumor types. NSCLC accounts for about 80% – 90% of all lung cancers, and ...
Davy James MVR-T3011 IT is in development to treat patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell cancer whose disease progressed following platinum-based chemotherapy and at least one prior line of a PD-1/PD-L1 therapy. ImmVira’s oncolytic herpes simplex virus (oHSV) therapy MVR-T3011 IT for intratumoral injection has been granted Fast Track designation by the FDA to treat patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) whose disease progressed following platinum-based chemotherapy and at least one prior line of an anti–programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) therapy.1 The novel oHSV treatment is a genetically engineered virus developed to produce replication potency in tumor cells as well as highly restricted replication in normal cells. The ability of MVR-T3011 to boost the immune response within the tumor microenvironment is increased by adding a PD-1 antibody and IL-12 into the construct, according to ImmVira. “Attaining ...
AstraZeneca’s Fusion Pharmaceuticals acquisition is the latest in a wave of M&A activity that includes recent deals by Eli Lilly and Bristol Myers Squibb. The lead Fusion program is in mid-stage clinical development for treating advanced prostate cancer. By FRANK VINLUAN AstraZeneca is following in the footsteps of some of its big pharmaceutical company peers, plunking down $2 billion to acquire its radiopharmaceuticals partner Fusion Pharmaceuticals. More than adding a pipeline of targeted radiation therapies, AstraZeneca gains the crucial supply chain and manufacturing infrastructure to support them. The sum is an upfront payment. According to the deal terms announced Tuesday, AstraZeneca will pay $21 cash for each Fusion share, representing a 97% premium to Fusion’s closing stock price on Monday. Shareholders of the radiopharmaceutical company could get even more. The deal includes a contingent value right that will pay an additional $3 per share upon achievement of a regulatory milestone. ...
Clasp Therapeutics’ novel T cell engagers could offer advantages over others in this class of cancer immunotherapies. The startup is based on the research of Johns Hopkins University scientist Bert Vogelstein. By FRANK VINLUANCancer immunotherapy comes in several forms, and one area of growing research interest is a type of drug called a T cell engager. These drugs bind to a cancer cell and a T cell simultaneously, bringing both of them together to spark a therapeutic effect. Robert Ross, CEO of Clasp Therapeutics, likens T cell engagers to the chaperone at a middle school dance who grabs a boy and a girl in each hand, getting them to dance together. But in cancer drugs, just as in school dances, sometimes the pairing just isn’t right. The wrong pairing in cancer happens when a drug that’s targeted to a tumor also hits healthy cells, causing toxic effects. Clasp is developing ...
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