Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has entered into a drug discovery collaboration agreement with Congruence Therapeutics Inc. to generate novel small-molecule correctors against multiple protein targets in the oncology area.
The reversible transition between glioblastoma tumor-initiating cells, also known as glioma stem cells (GSCs), and differentiated glioma cells due to epigenetic modifications is one of the challenges in the development of effective glioma treatments.
Ipsen SA and Biomunex Pharmaceuticals SAS have signed an exclusive global licensing agreement for BMX-502, a preclinical novel T-cell engager with potential for solid tumors. BMX-502 is a bispecific antibody that engages and activates mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells and targets the GPC3 tumor antigen, to kill cancer cells.
Sunshine Biopharma Inc. has completed mouse model studies providing proof of concept for the company’s K1.1 mRNA product as a novel therapeutic agent for human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and affiliated organizations revealed findings from the preclinical evaluation of 1H5, a novel monoclonal antibody (mAb) candidate that inhibits the NOTCH signaling pathway and is being developed for the treatment of high-grade gliomas (HGGs).
Arovella Therapeutics Ltd. is heading toward the clinic with its lead product, ALA-101, which consists of a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeting CD19 and invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells.
Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. won local approval of the first China-made trophoblast cell-surface antigen 2 (TROP2)-targeted antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), sacituzumab tirumotecan, as a third-line therapy for advanced breast cancer.