Japan’s economy has remained stagnant for the last few decades, and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has heralded the biotech industry as a strategic industry to attract global partners, which was also one of the expectations for the BioJapan 2023 conference held Oct. 10-12 in Yokohama, drawing attendees from more than 37 countries and was the first live biotech industry event that welcomed foreigners since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Precision cancer biotech Abion Inc. announced a positive interim phase II readout for ABN-401, its novel c-mesenchymal-epithelial transition (c-MET)-targeting tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), lighting a runway to its next trial as a combination regimen.
New and updated clinical data presented by biopharma firms at the AACR-NCI-EORTC Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics
, including: Aprea, Aulos, Avistone, Beyond Cancer, Black Diamond, Cogent, Omega, Ose, Puma, Revolution, Verastem.
In a study published in Nature on Oct. 11, coinciding with the beginning of IDWeek 2023 in Boston, researchers from Harvard Medical School described EVEscape, a method for anticipating the movements of SARS‑CoV‑2 by predicting potential mutations likely to escape current vaccines and treatments.
New and updated preclinical data presented at the AACR-NCI-EORTC Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics conference in Boston, by: Astrazeneca, Boundless Bio, Corbus Pharmaceuticals, Fusion Pharmaceuticals, Phio Pharmaceuticals, Scorpion Therapeutics.
Researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and affiliated organizations presented data from a study that aimed to identify new pathogenic genes for autosomal dominant hypotrichosis (hair loss).
Apogee Therapeutics Inc. recently presented preclinical data on its lead candidate, APG-777, a fully optimized and half-life extended antibody targeting IL-13 for the treatment of atopic dermatitis and asthma.
In recent years, the introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors to the oncolytic pipeline has been a significant breakthrough in cancer treatment, but unfortunately some tumors respond only minimally. Besides CTLA-4, and since the approval of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors, only the anti-LAG3 strategy (relatlimab, Bristol Myers Squibb Co.) has been good enough to reach the market. In a session dealing with emerging checkpoints beyond PD-1, CTLA-4 and LAG3, Drew Rasco from the START Center for Cancer Care depicted a new player on the ground of immunotherapeutic options.
In a study published in Nature on Oct. 11, coinciding with the beginning of IDWeek 2023 in Boston, researchers from Harvard Medical School described EVEscape, a method for anticipating the movements of SARS‑CoV‑2 by predicting potential mutations likely to escape current vaccines and treatments.
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