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Legend Biotech Corporation to Establish Advanced R&D Center in Philadelphia for Next-Generation Cell Therapies
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Legend Biotech Corporation (NASDAQ: LEGN), a leading chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy specialist based in China, has announced plans to establish a state-of-the-art research and development center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The new 31,000 sq. ft. facility, expected to open in the third quarter of 2025, will focus on…
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BeiGene Prices TEVIMBRA 10% Below Competitors Following FDA Approval for Esophageal Cancer Treatment
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BeiGene (NASDAQ: BGNE; HKG: 6160; SHA: 688235) has announced the commercial availability of TEVIMBRA (Tislelizumab) in the United States following its approval by the FDA for the treatment of adults with unresectable or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) after prior systemic chemotherapy. The drug received FDA approval in March…
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Unixell Advances in Cell Therapy with CDE IND Acceptance
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Shanghai-based Unixell Biotechnology Co., Ltd. has announced that its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for “UX-DA001 Injection (Human Midbrain Dopaminergic Neuronal Precursor Cell Injection)” has been accepted by the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE). The therapy, which aligns with the company’s inaugural pipeline, is speculated to target Parkinson’s disease. Founded…
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Duality Biotherapeutics’ BDCA2 ADC DB-2304 Phase I Trial Registered on ClinicalTrials.gov
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Duality Biotherapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of innovative therapies, has registered a Phase I clinical trial for its drug candidate DB-2304 on ClinicalTrials.gov as of October 3, 2024. The trial is designed to enroll 70 healthy volunteers and is anticipated to conclude in the first half…
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BeiGene’s FGFR2b ADC BG-C137 Enters Phase I Clinical Trial for Advanced Solid Tumors
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On October 3, 2024, BeiGene (NASDAQ: BGNE; HKG: 6160; SHA: 688235) registered a Phase I clinical trial for BG-C137, an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) for the treatment of advanced solid tumors, on ClinicalTrials.gov. The trial plans to enroll 68 patients with advanced solid tumors and is expected to be completed by…
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BMS Expands Opdivo Indication with FDA Approval for NSCLC Combo Therapy
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Bristol Myers Squibb’s (BMS, NYSE: BMY) Opdivo (nivolumab) for use in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy as a neoadjuvant treatment for adult patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), followed by Opdivo as an adjuvant treatment post-surgery. This decision…
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InnoCare Pharma’s Orelabrutinib Achieves Milestone in SLE Clinical Trial Enrollment
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InnoCare Pharma announced on October 4, 2024, that it has completed patient enrollment in a Phase II clinical trial for its novel BTK inhibitor, Orelabrutinib, for the treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter Phase IIb clinical study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety…
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Akeso Biopharma’s PD-1/VEGF Bispecific Antibody Study Completes Enrollment
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On October 4, 2024, Summit Therapeutics (referred to as “Summit”), a partner of Akeso Biopharma (HKG: 9926), announced the completion of subject enrollment for the HARMONi study, which evaluates the PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody, Ivociclib (also known as AK112). The international Phase III clinical study is led by Summit and investigates…
