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US FDA approves Eisai-Biogen’s antibody for Alzheimer’s

Pharmaceutical Technology

Eisai and Biogen have received approval for their antibody Leqembi (lecanemab-irmb) , 100mg/mL injection for intravenous use, from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Accelerated Approval Pathway to treat Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The regulatory approval is based on the data obtained from the Phase II trial.

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Corbus and CSPC Megalith sign licence agreement for antibody drug conjugate

Pharmaceutical Technology

Precision oncology firm Corbus Pharmaceuticals and CSPC Megalith Biopharmaceutical have entered an exclusive licensing agreement for the latter’s new clinical stage antibody drug conjugate (ADC), CRB-701 (SYS6002). The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the investigational new drug (IND) application for CRB-701.

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AstraZeneca to deliver Covid-19 antibody therapy doses to Switzerland

Pharmaceutical Technology

AstraZeneca has signed a deal with the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) of Switzerland to deliver over 1,200 doses of antibody therapy, tixagevimab and cilgavimab combination (AZD7442), for Covid-19 prevention and treatment. In June 2020, these antibodies, discovered at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, were licensed to AstraZeneca.

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Biogen licenses Denali’s amyloid beta programme for Alzheimer’s

Pharmaceutical Technology

Biogen has exercised an option to license Denali Therapeutics ’ (Denali) programme to develop immunotherapies for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. ATV: Aβ uses Denali’s ATV technology to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and increase brain exposure to antibodies.

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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. Financing When it comes to looking to the future in the drug discovery industry, an important question to ask is: Where is the money?

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Renaissance Pharma licenses Hu14.18 for neuroblastoma

Drug Discovery World

Renaissance Pharma has announced its first development programme focused on Hu14.18, a humanised anti-GD2 monoclonal antibody (mAb), licensed from St Jude Children’s Research Hospital for the treatment of newly diagnosed high-risk neuroblastoma. A novel Phase II trial incorporating Hu14.18

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New class of antibody cancer drug shows promise

Drug Discovery World

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. The drug, MOv18 IgE, was developed by researchers at King’s College London.