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BMS agrees $8.4bn ADC collaboration with SystImmune
Bristol Myers Squibb and SystImmune have agreed to jointly develop and commercialise BL-B01D1, a bispecific antibody-drug conjugate for solid tumours.
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NK cell immunotherapy: what’s next in clinical development?
In this interview, Innate Pharma’s Yannis Morel, Executive Vice President of product portfolio strategy and business development, delves into the unique advantages of using multi-specific antibodies capable of engaging NK cells against tumours for oncology indications, and shares key data from the company’s ongoing and recent clinical trials.
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GSK immuno-oncology treatment achieves novel EU approval
The EC’s approval of the immuno-oncology treatment “will define a new standard of care for certain patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer in the EU,” says principal investigator of the RUBY trial.
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Antibody-immunotherapy combination shows promise in lung cancer
A study evaluating the combination of a PD1 inhibitor with dupilumab enabled one out of six lung cancer patients to achieve a near-complete clinical response two months post-treatment, a paper states.
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Phase III data for novel telomerase inhibitor released
Currently, imetelstat is being reviewed by the FDA and EMA for the treatment of transfusion-dependent anaemia in adults with lower risk MDS.
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AbbVie agrees $10 billion oncology acquisition
Under its proposed acquisition of ImmunoGen, AbbVie will gain rights to ELAHERE®, the first antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) approved in ovarian cancer.
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Ferring reveals long-term data for cancer gene therapy
New data from a Phase III gene therapy trial has demonstrated a 90 percent three-year overall survival rate for its participants with a high-risk bladder cancer.
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New Amgen immunotherapy could treat common solid tumour
With demonstrated benefit in anti-tumour activity and overall survival in patients with small cell lung cancer, Tarlatamab could provide a new third-line option, a Phase II study suggests.
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EC approves first-line ovarian cancer treatment
A Phase III trial evaluating rucaparib demonstrated that it significantly improved progression-free survival in women with advanced ovarian cancer, regardless of their BRCA mutation status.
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BRUKINSA® granted significant EU approval in follicular lymphoma
The first and only Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor approved for follicular lymphoma in the EU, now has the broadest label of any medicine in its class globally.
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Advancing clinical development in haematology oncology
Newly appointed Vice President of Medical Affairs, Europe at BeiGene, Dr Jan-Henrik Terwey, provides exclusive insight on clinical development in the haematology/oncology space, and highlights significant data for its BCL-2 inhibitor, sonrotoclax.
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CHMP recommends new immunotherapy delivery method
If approved, Roche’s Tecentriq subcutaneous (SC) would be the EU’s first injectable PD-(L)1 cancer immunotherapy.
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Could GSK myelofibrosis treatment gain EU-first approval?
If approved, momelotinib will be the first treatment in the EU indicated for myelofibrosis patients with moderate to severe anaemia.
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Targeted therapy for hard-to-treat leukaemia subtype approved in EU
A FLT3 inhibitor that has been shown to significantly improve FLT3-ITD positive acute myeloid leukaemia survival has been authorised in the EU.
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Antibody-drug conjugates: paving the future of oncology clinical development
Dr Mark Rutstein, Senior Vice President, Head of Oncology Clinical Development at Daiichi Sankyo, highlights key data about the company’s antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) being investigated for breast and lung cancer, and shares insight into why ADCs could replace current standards of care in oncology.
