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FRα ADC Rina-S by Genmab Enters Late-Stage Clinical Trial Following ProfoundBio Acquisition
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Genmab A/S (NASDAQ: GMAB) has initiated a Phase III clinical trial for its FRα ADC candidate, Rina-S, as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov on October 1, 2024. The trial aims to enroll 530 patients with platinum-resistant advanced ovarian cancer to compare Rina-S head-to-head with chemotherapy, with an anticipated preliminary completion date in…
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Genmab CEO Signals Potential for China Partnership as BioNTech Exits acasunlimab Collaboration
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COPENHAGEN—In a strategic pivot following BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX)’s withdrawal from their co-development partnership on the PD-L1 x 4-1BB bispecific antibody acasunlimab, Denmark-based Genmab A/S (NASDAQ: GMAB) is reportedly seeking a commercial partner for its entry into the China market. This update was provided by CEO Jan Van de Winkel during…
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Genmab’s Tepkinly/Epkinly Receives EC Nod for Relapsed Lymphoma Treatments
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COPENHAGEN—Genmab A/S (NASDAQ: GMAB), a leading biotech company, has announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted market approval for its Tepkinly/Epkinly (epcoritamab), a CD3/CD20 bispecific T cell engager. The drug is indicated for third-line or later treatment of relapsed or refractory (R/R) follicular lymphoma (FL) and R/R diffuse large…
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BioNTech Ends Collaboration with Genmab on Acasunlimab Development
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Genmab A/S (NASDAQ: GMAB), a Danish biotechnology company, has announced that its German partner BioNTech SE (NASDAQ: BNTX) has opted to discontinue their collaboration on the development of the bispecific antibody (BsAb) acasunlimab. Acasunlimab, which targets the programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) and 4-1BB pathways, was under joint development with both…
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Genmab and AbbVie’s Epcoritamab Earns FDA Accelerated Approval for Follicular Lymphoma
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Genmab A/S (NASDAQ: GMAB), a Danish biotechnology company, and its co-development partner AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), have announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the first approval for Tepkinly/Epkinly (epcoritamab), an off-the-shelf T-cell engaging CD3xCD20-targeted bispecific antibody (BsAb). The molecule has received accelerated approval for the treatment…
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Genmab CEO Cites China’s Biotech as a ‘Mind-Boggling’ Source of Innovation
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Jan van de Winkel, CEO of Denmark-based biotech Genmab (NASDAQ: GMAB), has expressed optimism about the potential of China’s biotech industry to drive innovation for multinational corporations (MNCs). This sentiment comes in the wake of Genmab’s significant foray into the Chinese market with the acquisition of Sino-US antibody-drug conjugate (ADC)…
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Genmab Acquires Profound Bio for $1.8 Billion, Targeting Expanding ADC Pipeline
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Denmark-based biotech Genmab A/S (NASDAQ: GMAB) has announced a significant all-cash acquisition of Sino-US biotech Profound Bio, targeting its antibody drug conjugate (ADC) pipeline in a deal valued at $1.8 billion, set to close in the first half of 2024. The agreement has received approval from the boards of both…
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Pfizer and Genmab’s Tivdak Earns Priority Review from FDA for Full Registration
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for priority review a filing from Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Genmab (NASDAQ: GMAB) for the full registration of their antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) Tivdak (tisotumab vedotin). Tivdak currently holds an accelerated approval from 2021 for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic cervical…
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AbbVie and Genmab’s Epcoritamab Shows Promising Results in Follicular Lymphoma Study
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AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) and Genmab (NASDAQ: GMAB) have presented Phase I/II clinical data for their T-cell engager, Tepkinly/Epkinly (epcoritamab), in patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma (FL) who have received two or more prior lines of therapy. Interim results, with a median follow-up of 17.4 months, showed that the…
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AbbVie’s Epcoritamab Earns EMA Review and FDA Breakthrough Designation for Follicular Lymphoma
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AbbVie’s (NYSE: ABBV) bispecific antibody (BsAb) Tepkinly/Epkinly (epcoritamab) has been accepted for review by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and granted breakthrough therapy designation (BTD) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of relapsed or refractory (r/r) follicular lymphoma (FL). These regulatory decisions are backed by…
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Seagen and Genmab Announce Positive Phase III Results for Tivdak in Cervical Cancer
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Seagen (NASDAQ: SGEN), currently in the process of being acquired by Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), and its partner Genmab (NASDAQ: GMAB), have announced the achievement of the primary endpoint in a Phase III trial for their antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) Tivdak (tisotumab vedotin). The trial focuses on patients with recurrent or metastatic…
