Immunotherapy company Arbele banking on cadherin-17 as target for gastrointestinal cancers

Oct. 10, 2023

Arbele Ltd. founder and CEO John Luk identified and patented cadherin-17 as a therapeutic cancer target, and the company was founded to develop immunotherapies for gastrointestinal cancers, which are prevalent in Asia Pacific.

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