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It was a particularly busy week for announcements about clinical trials, both related to COVID-19 and everything else. Here’s a look.
AbCellera and Kodiak Sciences have announced a new partnership to create and develop therapeutic antibodies for ophthalmologic indications. The two companies originally entered a partnership in August 2016.
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AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu received supplemental Biologics License Application acceptance and U.S. priority review for the treatment of HER2-positive metastatic gastric – or gastroesophageal junction cancer.
THOR-707 is a non-alpha IL-2 candidate that is currently being studied in Phase I trials in solid tumors.
Arcus will pair its investigational anti-TIGIT antibody domvanalimab (AB154) with AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab), a checkpoint inhibitor, in a Phase III study with patients who have unresectable Stage III NSCLC.
Novartis acquired Vedere Bio in a deal totaling up to $280 million. The takeout broadens Novartis’ footprint in gene and cell therapy, with Vedere Bio’s gene therapy platforms for ophthalmic disorders.
On October 14th, Amolyt Pharma announced the first dosing in its Phase I trial of AZP-3601 in healthy subjects, a momentous occasion capping off years of hard work in pre-clinical development. The drug aims to walk the biological tightrope in the management of hypoparathyroidism, a rare disease causing muscular pain and cognitive challenges.
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