Oncology specialist Affimed NV is pushing forward with clinical development of technology that encourages natural killer cells to attack solid tumors. The move, supported by data the company presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), is backing its creation of “innate cell engager” molecules.
With 11 approved therapeutics in a diversity of targets and indications, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have proved their clinical mettle. But they have not yet reached their full clinical potential, which, in the opinion of Astrazeneca plc’s Kenneth Thress, could transform patient care. The strength of ADCs, he told the audience at an educational session at the 2022 annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR 2022), is that it can turn anything into a targeted therapy.
Pharmaceutical agents took center stage in Washington on the first full day of the 2022 scientific sessions of the American College of Cardiology, such as an April 2 presentation on the use of the mavacamten for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (OHC). Milind Desai of the Cleveland Clinic said 16-week data for this cardiac myosin inhibitor showed well in reducing heart failure class status, but there are data arising from studies in China which suggest that radiofrequency (RF) ablation might also work for these patients.
New and updated preclinical and clinical data presented by biopharma firms at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting, including: Clene, Emalex, Genentech, H. Lundbeck, Horizon, Mitsubishi, Neurelis, Neurocrine, Neuroderm, TG.
New and updated preclinical and clinical data presented by biopharma firms at the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting, including: Almirall, Amryt, Aslan, Boehringer, Cara, Eli Lilly, Evelo, Incyte, Novartis, Rapt, Regeneron, Senhwa, UCB.
The challenging financial environment of 2022 will lead to an increase in partnerships, according to representatives of the two big Swiss biopharma companies, Roche Holding AG and Novartis AG.
New and updated preclinical and clinical data presented by biopharma firms at the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting, including: Arcutis, Dermavant, Janssen, Leo, Nimbus, Sun, Timber.
Wall Street was not as pleased as some might have expected by Immunogen Inc.’s full results from the pivotal study called Soraya testing mirvetuximab soravtansine (mirv) monotherapy in patients with folate receptor (FR) alpha-high, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (PROC) who have been previously treated with Avastin (bevacizumab, Roche Holding AG). Analysts hailed the results as positive but shares (NASDAQ:IMGN) closed at $4.30, down 96 cents, or 18.25%.
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