Hangzhou Qihan Biotech Co. Ltd. has obtained IND clearance from the FDA for QT-019C, a universal allogeneic CAR T-cell therapy for autoimmune diseases. QT-019C cell injection is an off-the-shelf allogeneic CAR T-cell therapy engineered from healthy donor leukapheresis products to stably express two distinct CARs targeting CD19 and BCMA.
Matter Bio has submitted its first IND application to the FDA for Lm-LLO-TT, the company’s lead therapeutic candidate, seeking to initiate a first-in-human phase I/IIa trial in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
Mekanistic Therapeutics Inc. has obtained IND clearance from the FDA for MTX-531, the company’s lead oncology candidate. A phase I study will be conducted in patients with advanced solid tumors characterized by dysregulated EGFR and/or PI3K signaling, including head and neck and endometrial cancers. Dosing is expected to begin in the third quarter.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has received IND clearance from the FDA to initiate a phase I trial of a novel CAR T-cell therapy, JV-394, for patients with relapsed or refractory CD94-positive T/natural killer (NK) cell lymphomas.
Chengdu Origen Biotechnology Co. Ltd. and Vanotech Ltd. have announced IND clearance by the FDA for KHN-921 for the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) associated with MYBPC3 mutations.
Harbour Biomed has gained IND clearance from the FDA for HBM-7004, enabling the initiation of a first-in-human phase I trial in subjects with advanced solid tumors.
Arrivent Biopharma Inc. has obtained IND clearance from the FDA for ARR-002 (AV-P138-ADC), an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) with an initial focus in ovarian and endometrial cancers and broader therapeutic potential across solid tumors. A phase I trial is expected to open in the second half of the year.
Laguna Biotherapeutics Inc. has obtained IND clearance from the FDA for its cancer immunotherapeutic LGNA-100 (QUAIL-100). The planned first-in-human phase I study will evaluate LGNA-100 in pediatric and young adult participants with high-risk acute leukemias and myelodysplastic syndromes following αβ-depleted hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) to prevent leukemic relapse.
Taiho Oncology Inc., Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Araris Biotech AG have announced completion by the FDA of the IND review period for ARC-02, enabling initiation of a phase I trial by Taiho Oncology.