Seven years since the first approval of two chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies for hematological cancers, U.S. and Singapore-based Immunoscape Pte Ltd. is looking to develop novel T-cell receptor (TCR) therapeutics for solid tumors.
A new spinout from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, is tackling biology to better understand immune cell function and to find targets that were thought to be undruggable. Onko-innate co-founders Jai Rautela and Nicholas Huntington first worked together at Huntington’s lab at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) in Melbourne where they studied the role of natural killer (NK) cells in tumor immunology and discovered some interesting regulatory pathways for cytokine responses.
Simcere Zaiming, a subsidiary of Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Ltd., has received approval from the FDA and China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to conduct clinical trials with SIM-0500 in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
Seven years since the first approval of two chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies for hematological cancers, U.S. and Singapore-based Immunoscape Pte Ltd. is looking to develop novel T-cell receptor (TCR) therapeutics for solid tumors.
Sonata Therapeutics Inc. and the Champalimaud Foundation have announced a research collaboration for the development of Sonata’s SNT-3012 for the treatment of pancreatic and colorectal cancers.
Crossbow Therapeutics Inc. has nominated its first development candidate, CBX-250, a first-in-class, potent and specific T-cell engager (TCE) for the treatment of myeloid leukemia. CBX-250 targets a cathepsin G (CTSG) peptide-human leukocyte antigen (pHLA) complex abundantly expressed on leukemic cells, but not on normal cells.
Eilean Therapeutics LLC has announced the acquisition of Ness Therapeutics Inc. in an all-equity transaction, including Ness’ best-in-class tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 2 (PTPN2) inhibitors with application in immuno-oncology.
Biomunex Pharmaceuticals SAS has signed an exclusive license and exploitation agreement with Institut Curie for the development of a new class of antibodies.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has received a multiyear $6 million award from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to develop innovative stem cell approaches to treat children and adolescents with recurrent solid tumors. The CIRM funding will support further CHLA research into harnessing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy.
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