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FDA accepts AstraZeneca’s NDA for breast cancer combination therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

The combination therapy is intended to treat hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer in adult patients, after recurrence or progression on or after an endocrine-based regimen.

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China grants EUA to Covid-19 vaccine against XBB descendent lineages

Pharmaceutical Technology

5+delta) protein vaccine (Sf9 cell). The subunit antigen in the vaccine has been based on the structure of the targeting S-RBD and HR proteins of the XBB and BA.5 It is self-assembled into stable trimeric protein particles with the addition of squalene-based oil-in-water emulsion adjuvant following purification and mixing.

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ARVINAS AND PFIZER ANNOUNCE GLOBAL COLLABORATION TO DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE PROTAC® PROTEIN DEGRADER ARV-471

The Pharma Data

(NYSE: PFE) today announced a global collaboration to develop and commercialize ARV-471, an investigational oral PROTAC® (PROteolysis TArgeting Chimera) estrogen receptor protein degrader. Despite advancements in oncology in recent years, considerable unmet need persists in the treatment of HR+ breast cancer.

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Enhertu granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation in the US for patients with HER2-low metastatic breast cancer

The Pharma Data

1-4 Low HER2 expression occurs in both HR-positive and HR-negative disease. 6 Currently chemotherapy remains the only treatment option for patients with HR-positive tumours following progression on endocrine (hormone) therapy. 7 Few targeted options are available for those who are HR-negative.

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AstraZeneca’s Enhertu Gets FDA Approved as First Therapy for HER2-Low Breast Cancer

XTalks

HER2-low is characterized by the presence of some HER2 proteins on the cell surface, but not enough to be classified as HER2-positive. Prior to the approval of Enhertu, patients in the latter IHC/ISH category were not eligible for HER2-targeted therapies and mainly got endocrine therapy (if HR-positive disease) or chemotherapy.

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Phase II/III trial to assess LAG-3 immunotherapy in breast cancer 

Drug Discovery World

Efti As a first-in-class soluble LAG-3 protein targeting MHC Class II ligands on antigen-presenting cells (APC), efti is positioned to improve clinical outcomes from standard-of-care chemotherapy. Its activation of APCs (e.g., The first patient is expected to be enrolled early in the second quarter of the 2023 calendar year.

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Trodelvy has been Approved for ER+/HER2- Patients with Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancers

XTalks

HR+/HER2- breast cancer is the most common type of breast cancer, with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) estimating 287,850 new cases of female breast cancer in 2022 alone. Despite decades of advances, people living with pre-treated HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer need new treatment options. months vs. 11.2

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