Rin Institute Inc. has disclosed antibody-drug conjugates consisting of an antibody targeting insoluble fibrin conjugated to MMAE through a plasmin-cleavable linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
MPM Bioimpact-spawned K2 Therapeutics Inc. inked a license deal plus option agreement, worth $980.5 million apiece, to gain ex-China rights to two of Antengene Corp. Ltd.’s preclinical anticancer bispecific T-cell engager (TCE) assets. The deal, announced June 21, will grant Singapore-based K2 exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Antengene’s ATG-106 outside of mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has disclosed heterocyclic compounds and their antibody-drug conjugates reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
A patent from Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Hengrui Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has divulged new antibody-drug conjugates comprising antibodies covalently linked to N-myristoyltransferase 1 (NMT1) inhibitors for potential use in the treatment of cancer.
Fortvita Biologics Inc. and Innovent Biologics (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. have jointly reported new antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) comprising a bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragments targeting V-set domain-containing T-cell activation inhibitor 1 (VTCN1, B7-H4) and tumor-associated calcium signal transducer 2 (TACSTD2; TROP2) linked to cytotoxic drug. They are described as potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.
Shanghai Ruotuo Biotechnology Co. Ltd. has patented antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) comprising bispecific antibodies targeting epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFR; ERBB; HER) and receptor tyrosine-protein kinase erbb-3 (ERBB3; HER3) linked to a cytotoxic drug through a linker intended for use in the treatment of cancer.
Pheon Therapeutics Ltd. has patented antibody-drug conjugates, comprising an antibody targeting CDCP1 covalently linked to a cytotoxic drug through a linker, that are potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.
Researchers from Pfizer reported preclinical efficacy of PF-08052667, an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting integrin β6 (ITGB6), in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) models.
Sotio Biotech AS’s SOT-106 has been granted orphan drug designation by the FDA for the treatment of osteosarcoma. SOT-106 is a next-generation antibody-drug conjugate targeting leucine-rich repeat-containing 15 (LRRC15), a clinically validated target broadly expressed across sarcoma subtypes and in tumor-associated stroma.
Zhize Tongkang (Guangzhou) Biotechnology Co. Ltd. has divulged new antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) comprising monoclonal antibodies targeting claudin 6 (CLDN6) linked to a camptothecin derivative potentially useful for the treatment of cancer and fibrosis.