Ahead of data due any day from Turning Point Therapeutics Inc. with repotrectinib (repo) in ROS1-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), CEO Athena Countouriotis said her firm’s product already is differentiating itself from the likes of Xalkori (crizotinib, Pfizer Inc.) and Rozlytrek (entrectinib, Roche Holding AG).
Inxmed Co. Ltd. has raised $50 million in a series B round to support clinical trials of its lead candidate, IN-10018, for the treatment of multiple cancers in both the U.S. and China. Inxmed plans to use the funds to invest in trials of IN-10018, bring more stroma-targeting candidates into clinic trials, and improve the firm’s R&D capabilities.