MediLink Therapeutics, BioNTech expand partnership with new $1.8bn agreement

MediLink Therapeutics, BioNTech expand partnership with new $1.8bn agreement

MediLink Therapeutics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., a prominent clinical-stage biotech company, has entered into a significant new strategic collaboration with BioNTech SE, a leader in next-generation immunotherapy. This collaboration involves an exclusive option for BioNTech to secure a global license to utilize MediLink’s innovative TMALIN antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) platform for several novel targets. A Lucrative Collaboration […]

FDA grants full approval to AbbVie’s ovarian cancer drug ELAHERE

FDA grants full approval to AbbVie’s ovarian cancer drug ELAHERE

AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) has achieved a significant milestone in the fight against ovarian cancer with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granting full approval for ELAHERE (mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx), marking a major advancement for patients suffering from this challenging condition. ELAHERE is designed to treat folate receptor alpha (FRα)-positive, platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or […]

Enhertu shows promising results in DESTINY-PanTumor02 Phase 2 trial

Enhertu shows promising results in DESTINY-PanTumor02 Phase 2 trial

The DESTINY-PanTumor02 Phase II trial revealed high-level results for AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan), showcasing clinically meaningful progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in previously treated patients with multiple HER2-expressing advanced solid tumours. These positive outcomes mark the successful achievement of two secondary endpoints of the trial. In the primary analysis, Enhertu […]

LaNova Medicines, AstraZeneca sign $600m worth licensing deal for LM-305

LaNova Medicines, AstraZeneca sign $600m worth licensing deal for LM-305

LaNova Medicines has signed an exclusive license deal worth over $600 million for its pre-clinical stage antibody drug conjugate (ADC) called LM-305 with AstraZeneca. LM-305 is designed to target G protein-coupled receptor, class C, group 5, member D (GPRC5D). The antibody drug conjugate consists of an anti-GPRC5D monoclonal antibody, a cytotoxic payload monomethyl auristatin E […]

Enhertu EU approval : Daiichi Sankyo, AstraZeneca get approval for HER2 low metastatic breast cancer

Enhertu EU approval : Daiichi Sankyo, AstraZeneca get approval for HER2 low metastatic breast cancer

Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca have received the approval of the European Union (EU) for their jointly developed Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) for the treatment of a type of breast cancer patients. Enhertu has been approved as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients having unresectable or metastatic HER2 low (IHC 1+ or IHC 2+/ISH-) breast […]

AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo get Enhertu FDA approval for HER2-low metastatic breast cancer

AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo get Enhertu FDA approval for HER2-low metastatic breast cancer

Enhertu FDA approval : AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo have secured approval for Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) from the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of a type of metastatic breast cancer in adult patients. Enhertu is said to be a specifically engineered HER2-directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC). It is being co-developed and commercialized by […]

DESTINY-Gastric02 phase 2 trial results : Enhertu shows clinically meaningful and durable tumor response

DESTINY-Gastric02 phase 2 trial results : Enhertu shows clinically meaningful and durable tumor response

AstraZeneca said that Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) has shown clinically meaningful and durable response in the DESTINY-Gastric02 phase 2 trial featuring patients having HER2-positive advanced gastric cancer. Enhertu is a HER2-directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC) developed by AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo. According to AstraZeneca, the antibody drug conjugate delivered the desired tumor response in patients suffering […]