Abtherx Inc. has signed a technology license agreement with Rondo Therapeutics with the aim of accelerating Rondo’s pipeline of bispecific antibodies. Rondo aims to advance the field of immuno-oncology, with a focus on treating solid tumors that fail to respond to current therapies.
The collaboration will combine Rondo’s proprietary CD28 co-stimulatory platform with Lilly’s drug development and commercialization expertise to develop co-stimulatory bispecific antibodies to treat solid tumors.
Nectin-4 antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) and checkpoint inhibitor combinations have represented a great advancement in the treatment of bladder cancer, but relapse and treatment-related toxicities underscore the need for new therapeutic strategies.