Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) carrying topoisomerase I (TOP1) inhibitors, such as trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd), have achieved notable clinical success in HER2-positive and HER2-low cancers, but their broader application is challenged by payload-related safety issues and emerging resistance.

Cue Biopharma Inc. and Immunoscape Pte. Ltd. have entered into a collaboration and license agreement for the treatment of solid tumors.

Enara Bio Ltd. is staking a claim to having validated the first in a new class of tumor antigens derived from unannotated regions of the dark genome, describing its findings in talks and posters being presented at the Society of Immunotherapy in Cancer (SITC) meeting in National Harbor, Md., Nov. 5-9, 2025.

Researchers at Crossbridge Bio Inc. have conducted preclinical evaluation of CBB-120, a novel TROP2-directed dual-payload ADC designed to combine TOP1i and ATR inhibitor (ATRi) mechanisms for enhanced therapeutic efficacy.

Changchung Genescience Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., reported effects of the bispecific antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) of Gensci-143, is in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and other solid tumors.

Leukogene Therapeutics Inc.’s lead product candidate LTI-214 (M2T-CD33) has been awarded orphan drug designation by the FDA for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

For 75 years, the standard tools for autoimmune disease have consisted of steroids, cytotoxics and broad biologics that tamp down the entire immune system. They can help, but they are rarely curative. “They’re blunt instruments,” Regcell Inc. CEO Mike McCullar told BioWorld. “They can’t distinguish good immune cells and bad immune cells,” which is why many carry black-box warnings and must be taken for years, sometimes for life.

Evaxion A/S has unveiled EVX-04, an AI-designed precision cancer vaccine candidate being developed for acute myeloid leukemia (AML).