Bioatla Inc. has received FDA clearance of its IND application for BA-3361, a conditionally active biologic (CAB)-Nectin-4 antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) for the treatment of multiple tumor types.
Researchers from ADC Therapeutics SA presented the discovery and preclinical evaluation of a novel camptothecin-based Claudin-6-specific antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), GB01-VA-PL2202.
“A white space opportunity.” That’s how Enlaza Therapeutics Inc. co-founder and CEO Sergio Duron described to BioWorld the company’s efforts to develop the first covalent biologics, an endeavor that has gained the backing of an impressive group of investors in a recently closed $100 million series A round.
Researchers from Axcynsis Therapeutics Pte. Ltd. presented the development and preclinical characterization of AT-2604, a novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting the placental alkaline phosphatases, ALPP and ALPPL2.
Zinc transporter ZIP6, also known as LIV-1, is a transmembrane protein that is an interesting target for antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) therapy because of its higher expression in tumors and almost no expression in normal tissues.
Researchers from Abbvie Inc. recently presented preclinical data for ABBV-706, an SEZ6-targeted topoisomerase 1 (TOP1) inhibitor antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), being developed for the treatment of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) and other SEZ6-expressing cancers.
The U.S. FDA has cleared Biocity Biopharma Co. Ltd.’s IND application for a phase I study of BC-2027. This is the company’s second first-in-class antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) to be approved for clinical trials, following BC-3195, which is directed against placental-cadherin (CDH3).
DXC-006 (Hangzhou DAC Biotechnology Co. Ltd.) is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that targets CD56, a molecule involved in cell-cell adhesion and cell-matrix adhesion that is overexpressed in neuroblastoma, small-cell lung cancer and multiple myeloma, but less frequently expressed in normal tissues. DXC-006 consists of an anti-CD56 antibody (DXA-006) linked to the topoisomerase 1 (TOP1) inhibitor CPT-116 through a linker.
M-9140 (Merck KGaA) is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that carries a DNA topoisomerase 1 (TOP1) inhibitor payload plus an antibody directed against carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 5 (CEACAM5). CEACAM5 is a cell surface protein that is overexpressed in colorectal cancer and other solid tumors.