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.
China’s NMPA has approved Carsgen Therapeutics Holdings Ltd.’s NDA for its B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-targeted CAR T-cell therapy, zevorcabtagene autoleucel (CT-053, zevor-cel), for treating adults with relapsed or refractory (r/r) multiple myeloma (MM) who have progressed after at least three prior lines of therapy, including a proteasome inhibitor and immunomodulatory agent.
In a move to build up its dominance in the radiopharma market, Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. said it plans to acquire radioisotope production technology firm Artms Inc. and its advanced cyclotron-based isotope production platform, manufacturing plant and stockpile of ultra-pure rare metals.
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.
Global interest in radiopharmaceuticals is soaring, and the global radiopharma market is expected to grow 10% over the next decade to $13.67 billion by 2032, according to a new report by Precedence Research.
China’s NMPA has approved Carsgen Therapeutics Holdings Ltd.’s NDA for its B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-targeted CAR T-cell therapy, zevorcabtagene autoleucel (CT-053, zevor-cel), for treating adults with relapsed or refractory (r/r) multiple myeloma (MM) who have progressed after at least three prior lines of therapy, including a proteasome inhibitor and immunomodulatory agent.
Pharmaust Ltd.’s monepantel met its primary safety endpoints and showed positive signals of potential efficacy in a phase I trial in patients with motor neuron disease (MND)/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). With these results, the company will now progress to a pivotal phase II/III trial by midyear, Pharmaust CEO Michael Thurn told BioWorld.
In a move to widen global access to its Qdenga dengue vaccine, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. is partnering with India’s Biological E. Ltd. to manufacture Qdenga (TAK-003).
With the number of people with dementia in Australia expected to nearly double by 2054, the federal government is funding a new AU$50 million (US$32.76 million) biomedical and med-tech incubator program to develop new therapies, medical devices and digital health technologies to address dementia and cognitive decline.
Kazia Therapeutics Ltd. stopped its two-part paxalisib plus radiotherapy phase I trial early based on positive safety and promising clinical responses in patients with phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathway mutation brain metastases from solid tumors. The company plans to meet with the U.S. FDA to discuss a pivotal registrational trial.
