Kura Oncology, Inc. and Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.’s selective oral menin inhibitor ziftomenib showed encouraging data across multiple studies, the most encouraging of which were in combination with other standard of care therapies in patients with NPM1-mutant and KMT2A-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia.
At the recently concluded American Society of Hematology meeting, F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. presented promising results for their next-generation coagulation factor VIIIa (FVIIIa) mimetic bispecific antibody, NXT-007 (RO-7589655), supporting the ongoing phase I/II studies.
The effective targeting of RAS-mutant acute myeloid leukemia (AML) still remains a challenge; RAS mutations are tied to relapse to targeted therapy, such as resistance to FLT3 inhibitors due to the RAS/MAPK pathway, for example.
Four Chinese biopharmaceuticals unveiled early data on respective cancer therapies at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) 2024 meet in San Diego, including Cstone Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.’s receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1)-inhibiting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) in phase I study for lymphomas.
At the 66th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, a plethora of companies presented clinical trial data highlighting their drugs targeting Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) in patients with blood cancers.
With the aim of developing an effective and more tolerable conditioning for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), researchers from Molecular Partners AG applied the proprietary ankyrin repeat protein (DARPin) platform to generate a novel multi-specific Switch-DARPin candidate, MP-0621.
Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc. is learning the hard way the downside of having a pipeline in a product. When a side effect crops up, investors are likely to worry that it may affect the potential of the drug in the numerous diseases the drug could potentially treat.
Researchers from Janssen Research & Development LLC presented preclinical data for JNJ-87801493, a first-in-class CD20 targeted CD28 costimulatory bispecific antibody (Ab), currently in early clinical development for the treatment of B-cell malignancies.
South Korean artificial intelligence-based drug developer Pharos Ibio Co. Ltd. said that the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) granted an orphan drug designation for PHI-101, a second-line therapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
South Korean artificial intelligence-based drug developer Pharos Ibio Co. Ltd. said that the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) granted an orphan drug designation for PHI-101, a second-line therapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML).