About two years since its founding, new company Radiance Biopharma Inc. signed a deal in which it could pay up to $1.165 billion to Novatim Immune Therapeutics Co. Ltd. for global rights outside of certain Asian countries to a bispecific nanobody antibody-drug conjugate that targets c-MET and EGFR to treat solid tumors.
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry and the University of Michigan have prepared and tested new cyclin-dependent kinase 12 (CDK12) and 13 (CDK13) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
A Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp. patent describes new poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1; ARTD1) inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, graft-vs.-host disease, systemic lupus erythematosus and osteoarthritis, among others.
Recurium IP Holdings LLC has patented new Wee1-like protein kinase (Wee1) inhibitors and/or degradation inducers reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Immunoglobulin superfamily 11 (IgSF11) overexpression has been observed in several cancer types, including gastric cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, colorectal cancers and gliomas, and linked to aggressive clinicopathological features. Therefore, IgSF11 has been proposed as a novel immune checkpoint ligand and a candidate for cancer immunotherapy. However, the potential role and clinical significance of IgSF11 in human breast cancer remain unexplored.
Neuronos Ltd., a subsidiary of Beyond Air Inc., has announced the granting of orphan drug designation by the FDA to BA-101 for the treatment of glioblastoma (GBM). The company is advancing development of BA-101 toward first-in-human studies.
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. and Merck & Co. Inc.’s antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) ifinatamab deruxtecan produced a confirmed 48.2% objective response rate in a phase II study of previously treated patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer.
Results from the global phase III Harmoni trial presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 2025 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) showed a statistically significant increase in progression-free survival after treatment with ivonescimab plus chemotherapy compared to chemotherapy alone, but failed to show a statistically significant benefit in overall survival (OS).
IMU Biosciences Ltd. is working to transform society’s understanding of the immune system. The company’s platform maps the immune system at molecular, cellular and system levels, to unlock new insights into immune-related health and diseases, paving the way for clinical applications that could improve patient outcomes.
Investigators at the University of Texas have synthesized new mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma translocation protein 1 (MALT1) and Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) dual-target inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.
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