Antibody-drug conjugate (ADCs) is a new emerging class of highly potent pharmaceutical drugs, which is a great combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Over the past couple of decades, antibody-drug conjugates have revolutionized the field of cancer chemotherapy. ADCs are composed of 3 parts: an antibody drug...
Find MoreNon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common cancer, accounting for approximately 85% of all lung cancers. As per the American Cancer Society, almost 230K new cases were diagnosed in 2022 alone, and almost 130K deaths from lung cancer were recorded in the same year. Studies show that non-small cel...
Find MoreThe growth and development in the Digital health technologies, such as mobile health (mHealth) apps, electronic health records (EHRs), electronic medical records (EMRs), wearable devices, telehealth, and telemedicine, as well as personalized medicine, have immensely transformed the healthcare industry and its marke...
Find MoreBispecific Antibodies (BsAbs) are antibodies that contain two different antigens or have two different epitopes on the same antigen. It is observed for Bispecific Antibodies in clinical trials that the therapeutic effects of these are considerably higher than those of monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs). There are a vast...
Find MorePost Lumakras ‘approval, Adagrasib’s PDUFA date, Novartis now ready to enter the KRASG12C space Novartis is now heading towards its unique KRASG12C inhibitor in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The company presented the promising preliminary data (Phase Ib) from the KontRASt-01 study e...
Find MoreUpdates on F-star Therapeutics’ and Akeso’s Bi-specific Antibody targeting LAG-3 and PD-L1 F-star Therapeutics presented the preclinical mechanistic data on the Novel LAG-3 Reduction and Shedding Mechanism with FS118 at AACR 2022. The data demonstrated that the tetravalent and unique structure of FS118 played a ...
Find MoreEnhertu with Opdivo exhibited clinical efficacy with an ORR of 36.7% in HER2+ urothelial cancer in Phase Ib study On the second day of ASCO-GU 2022, the rapid abstract session highlighted the results from the DS8201-A-U105 trial (NCT03523572; Active, not recruiting) of Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) with Opdiv...
Find MoreChemotherapy, immune checkpoint inhibitors, targeted therapies, and antibody-drug conjugates are being used for treating Urothelial Carcinoma(UC) patients and now PARP inhibitors are being studied in UC in the neoadjuvant, first-line, maintenance therapy, and subsequent lines of the setting. It is worth n...
Find MorePhase II study of neoadjuvant cabozantinib in patients with locally advanced non-metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma Based on the findings from the Phase II study (NCT04022343), neoadjuvant cabozantinib was safe and induced a reduction in tumor size in all patients with locally advanced nonmetastatic ccRC...
Find MorePadcev (Enfortumab vedotin) for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer, Adcetris (Brentuximab vedotin) for the treatment of several types of CD30-expressing lymphomas, and Tivdak (Tisotumab vedotin) for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer are the three ADCs that Seage...
Find MoreThe American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is one of the largest and most respected conferences in the field of oncology. Held annually, this conference brings together researchers, physicians, and other healthcare professionals from around the world to discuss the latest advances in cancer research, diagnosis, and treatment.