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A broad range of unmet needs remains in the immuno-oncology space

Pharmaceutical Technology

The most widely utilised IO class is immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), which work by blocking the inhibitory interactions between tumour cells and T-cells, facilitating an anti-tumour immune response. There are more than 20 marketed ICIs with approvals across a very wide spectrum of solid tumour indications.

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Scientists turn cancer cells into anticancer agents

Drug Discovery World

Harvard investigators have developed a new cell therapy approach to eliminate established tumours and induce long-term immunity. . Using gene engineering, we are repurposing cancer cells to develop a therapeutic that kills tumour cells and stimulates the immune system to both destroy primary tumors and prevent cancer.” .

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‘Click’ chemistry used to tag proteins made by cancer cells 

Drug Discovery World

The new method involves adding chemical tags to sugar molecules which are added to cells. When the cells make these proteins, they remain marked with the chemical tag, meaning that researchers can identify them. . The post ‘Click’ chemistry used to tag proteins made by cancer cells appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Cartherics grants licence for CTH-004 to Shunxi

Pharmaceutical Technology

Under the deal terms, Shunxi will have licence to develop, manufacture, and commercialise CTH-004 to treat several solid tumours including ovarian cancer in Greater China, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China, and Macao. Cartherics will retain all the development and commercialisation rights for the therapy outside Greater China.

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FDA gives AbbVie’s c-Met lung cancer ADC a breakthrough tag

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Teliso-V (telisotuzumab vedotin) is pitching to become the first targeted cancer treatment for people with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumours overexpress c-Met. The post FDA gives AbbVie’s c-Met lung cancer ADC a breakthrough tag appeared first on.

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Bristol Myers Squibb pays $475 million for exclusive rights to Dragonfly Therapeutics' IL-12 immunotherapy programme

The Pharma Data

Since July, the company has been running the therapy through Phase 1/2 studies to evaluate its efficacy in generating anti-tumour responses in locally advanced or metastatic solid tumours when used as a monotherapy and in combination with PD-1 inhibitors. .

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Q&A: A decade on, what’s next for CAR-T therapies?

Pharmaceutical Technology

But access to these treatments continues to remain limited due to high price tags and variable availability across regions. But while companies continue studying allogeneic CAR-T therapies, including for their coveted use in solid tumours, such advancements remain challenging. But we need to recognize the challenge of solid tumours.