NSCLC
Jan 08, 2024
Unlocking New Avenues in KRAS-Driven Cancer Research Beyond G12C
The KRAS G12C mutation obstructs the binding of GAP to KRAS, preventing GTP hydrolysis and keeping G12C-mutant KRAS continuously active. This sustained activation triggers the MAPK and PI3K signaling pathways, fueling the formation of tumors. Drugs like sotorasib and adagrasib directly target KRAS G12C by forming a...
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Jan 01, 2024
The Rise of TCR Therapy: A Beacon of Hope in Cancer Treatment
T-cell receptor (TCR)-dependent treatment involves modified immune cells aimed at attacking particular tumor indicators. This treatment approach necessitates a systematic procedure including patient evaluation (e.g., for HLA-A*02:01 and precise tumor markers), collecting immune cells, creating the altered TCR produ...
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Dec 12, 2023
Merck and Moderna Initiate Study to Evaluate V940; FDA Approves Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics’ CASGEVY for SCD; Novartis Updated on its Investigational Iptacopan Phase III Study; FDA Grants Priority Review for New Drug Application for Elafibranor; FDA Approves bluebird bio’s LYFGENIA for Patients SCD; FDA Fast Track Designation for DMD Gene Therapy
Merck and Moderna Initiate INTerpath-002, a Phase III Study Evaluating V940 in Combination with KEYTRUDA for Adjuvant Treatment of Patients with Certain Types of Resected NSCLC Merck (also known as MSD outside the United States and Canada) and Moderna, Inc. have commenced the INTerpath-002 trial—a crucial Phase ...
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Sep 08, 2023
A Quick Review of Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs) in Lung Cancer: HER2, TROP-2, HER3, MET, and CEACAM5 ADC Advancements
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimates 238,340 people will be diagnosed with lung cancer in 2023, with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounting for the majority of cases (roughly 80% to 85%).The treatment paradigm of antibody-dr...
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Sep 05, 2023
Daiichi Sankyo’s Trastuzumab Deruxtecan; ODD to Bexmarilimab for AML; Roche’ Alecensa; Ergomed Aims To Go Private; Tagraxofusp Receives ODD in Japan for BPCDN; FDA Fast Track Designation to Abliva’s KL1333
FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designations to Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for HER2+ Solid Tumors, Including mCRC ENHERTU® (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) has been granted two additional Breakthrough Therapy Designations (BTDs) in the United States for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastati...
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Jul 11, 2023
FDA Grants Priority Review for Zolbetuximab BLA; FDA Traditional Approval for LEQEMBI for Alzheimer’s Disease; Iovance Announces Regulatory and Clinical Updates for TIL Therapy in Advanced NSCLC; Biophytis Seeks FDA Approval to Launch Phase 3 Study of Potential Treatment of Sarcopenia; Orphan Drug Designation to Marker Therapeutics’s MT-401 for AML Treatment; Axsome Therapeutics Initiates Phase 3 Trial of Solriamfetol for ADHD
Astellas Announces FDA Grants Priority Review for Zolbetuximab Biologics License Application Astellas Pharma Inc. announced that the FDA has accepted and granted Priority Review for the company's Biologics Licence Application (BLA) for zolbetuximab, a first-in-class investigational Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2)-target...
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May 30, 2023
FDA Approves Lexicon’s INPEFA (Sotagliflozin); PTC Therapeutics’s Vatiquinone MOVE-FA Registration-Directed Trial; EU Approval to Novartis’s Sickle Cell Disease Drug; EMA Approves Neoadjuvant Nivolumab/Chemotherapy in Resectable NSCLC; FDA Grants Priority Review to Fruquintinib for mCRC; FDA Orphan Drug Designation to Vega Therapeutics’s VGA039
Lexicon Announces FDA Approval of INPEFA (Sotagliflozin) For Treatment of Heart Failure Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the FDA has approved INPEFATM (sotagliflozin), a once-daily oral tablet, to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death, hospitalization for heart failure, and urgent heart failure vis...
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May 02, 2023
FDA Grants Priority Review to BMS’ Luspatercept; Teva and MedinCell’s Risperidone FDA Approval; Biogens’s QALSODY FDA Accelerated Approval; FDA IND Authorization to Kiromic’s Deltacel; Atsena’s ATSN-201 FDA IND Clearance
FDA Grants Priority Review to Luspatercept for First-line Treatment of Anemia in Lower-risk MDS The FDA has granted priority review to a supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) seeking to expand the current indication of luspatercept-aamt (Reblozyl) to include treatment of anemia in patients with very ...
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Jan 02, 2023
ENHERTU’s Journey in Cancer Treatment and Management
ENHERTU is an antibody-drug conjugate composed of an anti-HER2 antibody and a cytotoxic topoisomerase I inhibitor. Three components make up this ADC: A topoisomerase inhibitor that is covalently linked to, Humanized anti-HER2 IgG1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) via, Tetrapeptide-based cleavable linker Rec...
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Dec 06, 2022
Nkarta’s Anti-CD19 Allogeneic CAR-NK Cell Therapy, NKX019; Eisai Presents Results of lecanemab for Alzheimer’s Disease; EQRx’s Aumolertinib for EGFR-Mutated NSCLC; FDA Approves Olutasidenib for IDH1-Mutated R/R AML; FDA Orphan Drug Designation to AUM302 for Neuroblastoma; X4 Pharma Announces Results for WHIM Syndrome Drug
FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to AUM302 for Neuroblastoma A global clinical-stage biotech company, AUM Biosciences, focused on discovering and developing precision oncology therapeutics, declared that the U.S. FDA has permitted Orphan Drug Designation for AUM302. For the treatment of neuroblastoma, AUM302 i...
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