Avenzo Therapeutics Inc. has announced IND clearance by the FDA for AVZO-1418 (DB-1418), an EGFR/HER3 bispecific antibody-drug conjugate (ADC). A first-in-human phase I/II study will begin later this year and will evaluate AVZO-1418 as a single agent and in combination therapy in patients with advanced solid tumors.
ALX Oncology Holdings Inc. is set to begin phase I studies around the middle of this year with ALX-2004, an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) for the treatment of EGFR-expressing solid tumors, following IND clearance last month.
Newco Avidicure NV arrived on the scene with a hefty $50 million in seed funding to advance novel antibody formats the company says will surpass the best qualities of first-generation antibodies, checkpoint inhibitors, T-cell engagers and antibody-drug conjugates.
Minerva Biotechnologies Corp. recently released details on their work to develop a treatment for HER2-positive patients who have acquired resistance to Herceptin (trastuzumab) or Enhertu (trastuzumab-deruxtecan).
ADC Therapeutics SA has described antibody-drug conjugates comprising antibody targeting sodium-dependent phosphate transport protein 2B (SLC34A2; NaPi-2b) covalently linked to exatecan through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of ovarian cancer and non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), when overactive or overexpressed, may lead to tumor growth and spread, and is thus a robust target for therapy.
Folate receptor α (FOLR1) is highly expressed in the surface of tumoral cells in several cancer types, while it shows limited expression in normal tissues. CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. has developed a next-generation antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting FOLR1 – SYS-6041 – for the treatment of mid-to-low FOLR1-expressing tumors.
Claudin-6 (CLDN6) is a protein found in the tight junctions of epithelial cells to modulate their permeability and barrier function, among other actions.
The expression of tissue factor (TF) is limited in normal tissues to the perivascular compartment where it acts as the receptor for the serin protease factor VIIa. This signaling axis triggers the initiation of extrinsic coagulation protease cascade.
Cadherin 17 (CDH17) is a membrane-bound cell adhesion molecule involved in tumor cell proliferation and is selectively overexpressed in several gastrointestinal malignancies, including colorectal cancer, gastric cancer and pancreatic cancer.
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