Marking the second global approval after Japan, the U.S. FDA has approved Datroway (datopotamab deruxtecan), a trophoblast cell surface antigen 2-directed antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) from Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. and Astrazeneca plc, for treating adults with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative unresectable or recurrent breast cancer after prior chemotherapy.
Trophoblast cell surface antigen 2 (TROP2) is a transmembrane glycoprotein that acts as an intracellular calcium signal transducer, frequently overexpressed in cancer and associated with poor prognosis and disease recurrence.
Axcynsis Therapeutics Pte Ltd. has gained IND clearance from the FDA for AT03-65 for the treatment of patients with CLDN6-positive solid tumors. Axcynsis is planning to initiate a phase I trial in the U.S. during the current quarter in patients with advanced CLDN6-positive solid tumors.
A recent study has introduced a novel class of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) targeting trophoblast cell surface antigen 2 (TROP2), a protein overexpressed in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), one of the deadliest forms of cancer.
Wuxi Biologics Co. Ltd. is licensing a preclinical trispecific T-cell engager to Candid Therapeutics Inc. in a deal worth up to $925 million plus royalties.
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. has obtained clinical trial approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for SYS-6041, an antibody-drug conjugate, for advanced solid tumors.
Zai Lab Ltd. has entered into a new strategic collaboration and worldwide license agreement with Medilink Therapeutics (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. to use Medilink’s TMALIN antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) platform.
Wuxi Biologics Co. Ltd. is licensing a preclinical trispecific T-cell engager to Candid Therapeutics Inc. in a deal worth up to $925 million plus royalties.
The wheels of the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) juggernaut keep on turning, with Araris Biotech AG announcing a deal with a headline value of $780 million to apply its multi-payload linker technology to generate novel ADCs for Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
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