Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare approved Astellas Pharma Inc.’s Vyloy (zolbetuximab) to treat a type of advanced gastric cancer on March 26, making it the first anti-claudin 18.2 monoclonal antibody to gain regulatory clearance worldwide.
Surgeon, CEO and founder of Hutom Corp., Woo Jin Hyung, is working to level the playing field in the operating room with artificial intelligence (AI) and big data, leveraging digital technology to optimize surgical outcomes.
Jacobio Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has divulged cellular tumor antigen p53 (TP53) (Y220C mutant) stabilizers reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Investigators at Ileadbms Co. Ltd. have discovered a new cyclin-dependent kinase 12 (CDK12) and CDK13 inhibitor, IL6-110, which is being developed for the treatment of cancer.
Biomunex Pharmaceuticals SAS has signed an exclusive license and exploitation agreement with Institut Curie for the development of a new class of antibodies.
Tumors in the stomach and pancreas are known to express claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2) and the absence of expression in normal tissues makes it an attractive therapeutic target.
Hong Kong’s Hutchmed (China) Ltd. reported mixed phase III results of fruquintinib as a second-line combination therapy for advanced gastric cancer on Feb. 6, with the oral vascular endothelial growth factor receptor inhibitor hitting just one co-primary endpoint.
Shanghai Boyue Biotechnology Co. Ltd. has disclosed hepatocyte growth factor receptor (HGFR; MET) and tyrosine-protein kinase receptor UFO (AXL) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
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.