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Three trends in the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) market 

Drug Discovery World

Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are biopharmaceutical products in which a monoclonal antibody (mAB) is linked to a small molecule drug with a stable linker 1. To overcome this challenge, Synaffix has developed an innovative technology platform that can rapidly and efficiently convert any antibody into an ADC.

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AstraZeneca-Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu gets US FDA approval for breast cancer

Pharmaceutical Technology

According to the trial data, Enhertu lowered disease progression or mortality risk by 50% compared with chemotherapy according to the physician’s choice in HER2-low metastatic breast cancer patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive disease or HR-negative disease. months compared with 5.1 months for the chemotherapy arm.

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ESMO 2022: shrinking market for Trodelvy, with fierce ADC competition

Pharmaceutical Technology

Hormone receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor negative (HR+/HER2-) breast cancer accounts for approximately 70% of all breast cancers, with close to 40,000 new cases diagnosed each year worldwide. Trop-2 is highly expressed across multiple cancer types, with expression detected in more than 90% of breast cancers.

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AstraZeneca-Daiichi Sankyo’s breast cancer ADC gets FDA priority review

Pharmaceutical Technology

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo have received Priority Review for their supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan), to treat unresectable or metastatic HER2-low breast cancer in adults.

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Tuoyi to transform treatment of recurrent/metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Pharmaceutical Technology

New data for TopAlliance Biosciences/ Coherus Biosciences’ anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody Tuoyi (toripalimab) in combination with chemotherapy suggest that it can become the next standard of care in the frontline setting. months for the chemotherapy arm (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.52). At a median follow-up of 22.1 months versus 8.2

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Regeneron Announces Encouraging Initial Data from COVID-19 Antibody Cocktail Trial in Hospitalized Patients on Low-flow Oxygen

The Pharma Data

First antibody therapy to demonstrate anti-viral effect in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. NASDAQ: REGN) today announced encouraging initial data from an ongoing Phase 1/2/3 clinical trial of the Regeneron antibody cocktail, casirivimab and imdevimab, in hospitalized COVID-19 patients requiring low-flow oxygen. futility analysis).

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Top 5 Most Promising FDA New Drug Approvals Expected in the Second Half of 2024

XTalks

The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date is the deadline that the FDA sets for reviewing a New Drug Application (NDA) or Biologics License Application (BLA) and making a final decision on marketing approval. Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease is serving as a licensing partner of BridgeBio’s affiliate, Eidos Therapeutics, Inc.,

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