Shanghai Blueray Biopharma Co. Ltd. has divulged polycomb protein EED (PRC2/EED-EZH2 noncatalytic subunit) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Estrella Biopharma Inc. has received FDA clearance of its IND application for lead product candidate EB-103, a T-cell therapy targeting CD19, a protein expressed on the surface of almost all B-cell leukemias and lymphomas.
Researchers from Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer and affiliated organizations have reported the development of novel dual CD19/BCMA CAR T cells, referred to as ARI-0003, developed through co-transduction of two lentiviral vectors encoding CARs targeting CD19 (ARI-0001) and BCMA (ARI-0002h).
Lantern Pharma Inc.'s LP-284 has been awarded orphan drug designation by the FDA for the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). LP-284 is a novel small-molecule agent that preferentially damages DNA in cancer cells harboring mutations in DNA damage repair pathways.
Two weeks ahead of its Jan. 6, 2023, PDUFA date, the U.S. FDA has approved the bispecific Lunsumio (mosunetuzumab) to treat adults with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma (FL) after two or more lines of systemic therapy. It’s the first bispecific antibody approved for treating any type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). FL is the most common slow-growing form of NHL.
Janssen Pharmaceutica NV reported on the company’s novel fully human immunoglobulin G1 CD79bxCD20xCD3 trispecific antibody JNJ-80948543, comprising an anti-CD3 ε single-chain variable fragment (scFv), an anti-CD20 scFv, and an anti-CD79b fragment antigen-binding (Fab) domain and an effector-silent Fc, designed to redirect T cells to treat patients whose disease no longer responds to previous lines of therapy.
Affimed NV said the latest data with its lead innate cell engager (ICE) known as AFM-13, disclosed at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) meeting, have caused the focus to shift from monotherapy to combination regimens.
At the end of September, C4 Therapeutics Inc. disclosed the U.S. FDA’s green light for the phase I/II trial with CFT-1946 in solid tumors, but the firm has piqued Wall Street’s interest more with another program due to face off with Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (BMS) in multiple myeloma (MM) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).
