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

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. According to NCBI, most of the ADCs developed so far are for use in the treatment of cancer, but there is plenty of potential for using ADCs to treat other diseases 1.

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BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM ENTERS GLOBAL LICENSING AGREEMENT TO DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE INNOVATIVE ANTIBODIES FROM A*STAR FOR TARGETED CANCER THERAPIES

The Pharma Data

Boehringer Ingelheim and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) today announced a global licensing agreement under which Boehringer Ingelheim will obtain exclusive worldwide rights to research, develop and commercialize products based on a panel of innovative, tumor-specific antibodies from A*STAR.

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Pfizer acquires ADC pioneer Seagen for $43bn

Pharmaceutical Technology

Seagen specialises in developing antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) which will complement Pfizerā€™s oncology portfolio. Seagen will maintain its operations in the Seattle area and will leverage Pfizerā€™s protein-engineering capabilities to develop next-generation biologics.

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KaliVir, Astellas licensing deal; AbCelleraā€™s IPO; Bayer CAR-T Cell therapy collab with Atara; Aligos, Merck together against NASH

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KaliVir, Astellas Pharma forms a licensing deal for VET2-L2 oncolytic virus. KaliVir Immunotherapeutics and Astellas Pharma entered into a worldwide exclusive licensing agreement for the development, research, and commercialization of VET2-L2 to widen the horizon of therapeutic approaches available in the Immuno-Oncology market.

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Targeting advances in immunotherapies

Drug Discovery World

DDW Editor Reece Armstrong speaks to Christian Leisner , Chief Executive Officer of antibody therapeutics’ developer CDR-Life about methods to increase access to antigens and improving immunotherapy treatments. RA: What kind of T-cell response can we expect from the MHC-targeting antibody fragment-based approach?

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2023 cancer research highlights: Drug development at its best

Drug Discovery World

Using IgE to treat cancer In the UK, a Cancer Research UK-funded clinical trial has shown, for the first time, that a new class of antibody could benefit cancer patients whose existing treatments have stopped working. Currently, all antibodies approved for the treatment of cancer belong to a class known as IgG.

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Sanofi wagers $400m on miRecule muscular dystrophy therapy

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Sanofi has added to its rare disease pipeline by licensing an antibody-RNA conjugate (ARC) for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), a genetic muscle disorder, from US biotech miRecule. The aim will be to identify promising candidates in areas of “unmet patient need.”

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