Although CAR T-cell treatment can lead to clinical remissions in patients with hematological malignancies, relapse rates ultimately remain high. Previous research has found that T memory stem cell content in the infused CAR T-cell products correlated with better expansion and persistence in lymphoma patients. As a result of these observations, several approaches are being investigated to generate CAR T cells characterized by a less differentiated phenotype.
Ypsilon Therapeutics has been awarded $2.7 million in seed funding from Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). The award will allow Ypsilon to advance its lead therapeutic program, a next-generation T-cell receptor mimic (TCRm) antibody, to drug candidate nomination, with the aim of developing treatments for patients with solid tumors, such as triple-negative breast cancer, non-small-cell lung cancer and gastric cancer.
Intercellular communication between tumor cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) plays a key role in tumorigenesis and progression, and CAFs generate an extracellular matrix that provides a repository for factors that promote cancer progression. Alpha Beta Therapeutics Inc. researchers aimed to investigate the mechanisms by which CAFs facilitate tumor initiation and tumorigenesis of pancreatic cancer.
Tevogen Bio Holdings Inc. has expanded its relationship with Microsoft Corp. to broaden their AI-focused collaboration and build its Predictcell technology for predictive precision T-cell targeting.
Researchers from Zhengzhou University and affiliated organizations presented the development and preclinical characterization of VVL-12, an oncolytic vaccinia virus (VV) for the treatment of lung cancer.
Swarm Oncology Ltd. has emerged from stealth with a focus on advancing novel T-cell therapies to achieve long-term remission in patients with advanced solid cancers.
Ymmunobio AG, in collaboration with the Paul Scherrer Institute, has received an Innosuisse grant to develop innovative radioactive loaded antibodies for the treatment and diagnosis of solid tumors based on Ymmunobio’s proprietary YB-800.
Arrivent Biopharma Inc. has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Lepu Biopharma Co. Ltd. for MRG-007, an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) in development for gastrointestinal cancers.
Researchers from Oxford Biomedica (UK) Ltd. have published findings from their work aiming to identify antigens that could represent novel targets for CAR T-cell therapies against acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
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