CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. announced that the National Medical Products Administration of the People’s Republic of China has granted approval to conduct clinical trials of the company’s antibody-drug conjugate candidate, SYS-6002.
Novaccess Global Inc. has announced the approval of its application with the FDA for orphan drug designation for TLR-AD1, a vaccine immunotherapy for the treatment of aggressive brain cancers, including glioblastoma and other high-grade gliomas. The company’s therapeutic path involves a unique transformational process, which involves the addition of proprietary substances to create a cocktail for more personalized treatment that substantially increases clinical benefits for patients.
Turn Biotechnologies Inc. has presented interim preclinical data that demonstrates treating T cells with its proprietary technologies can significantly increase their ability to kill cancer.
Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc. has presented new 2-amino-4-carboxamide-benzazepine antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) comprising antibodies covalently linked to TLR7 and/or TLR8 agonists through a linker and reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Domain Therapeutics SA has received clinical trial application (CTA) clearances in France and Belgium for its immuno-oncology program DT-9081, allowing the initiation of a phase I trial for solid tumors.
Jacobio Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has identified new stimulator of interferon genes protein (STING; TMEM173) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has cleared an IND application for a clinical trial of Shanghai Henlius Biotech Inc.'s HLX-60 for the treatment of solid tumors and lymphomas.
Zymeworks Inc. has described new antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) consisting of a cysteine engineered full-length antibody (IgG type) targeting hepatocyte growth factor receptor (HGFR; MET) or folate receptor α (FOLR1; FR- α) covalently linked to a cytotoxic drug through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Nkgen Biotech Inc. has received IND clearance from the FDA for a phase I study of its cryopreserved off-the-shelf allogeneic blood-derived natural killer (NK) cell therapy SNK-02, to evaluate safety and tolerability in participants with pathologically confirmed solid tumors refractory to standard-of-care therapy.