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At ESMO, three studies show promise of antibody-drug conjugates in breast cancer

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pharmaphorum sat down with Sunil Verma, global head of oncology, medical, at AstraZeneca, to discuss three studies that were presented at the show, which demonstrate a few of the ways oncology is advancing through precision medicine and targeted therapies. And once it’s present there, it’s taken up by the cancer cell.

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Nivolumab plus chemo provides one-year PFS in 94 percent lymphoma patients

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Ninety-four percent of advanced stage (3 or 4) classic Hodgkin lymphoma patients treated with nivolumab, a PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor plus AVD chemotherapy (N-AVD) had one-year progression-free survival (PFS), according to Phase III trial results. Then 487 were part of the BV-AVD group.

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Trial highlights potential next-gen biologic for lung cancer

European Pharmaceutical Review

The biologic ZL-1310 is being investigated in an ongoing Phase Ia/Ib study in these patients who have had at least one platinum-based chemotherapy regimen. This initial data on ZL-1310 was presented this week at the EORTC-NCI-AACR (ENA) Symposium 2024.

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NICE recommends first CAR-T cell therapy on NHS in England

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More specifically, CAR-T cell therapy engineers a patient’s own immune cells (T-cells) to detect, target, and destroy cancer cells. After initial chemotherapy, up to 45% of patients with DLBCL will require a second line treatment, which often involves high-dose chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant.

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Could personalised mRNA vaccine be first for cancer?

European Pharmaceutical Review

High-magnitude vaccine-induced T cell responses, the focus of the immune response analysis that included a new method to track vaccine-expanded clones, correlated with delayed PDAC recurrence. The personalised neoantigen vaccine was based on uridine mRNA–lipoplex nanoparticles. Rojas et al.

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Transforming oncology with antibody therapeutics

European Pharmaceutical Review

Amivantamab was the first bispecific monoclonal antibody (BsMAb) approved in the EU to treat advanced NSCLC with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations post chemotherapy. Overall, the mechanisms of action for amivantamab include ligand blocking, receptor degradation, and immune cell-mediated activity. Oral Presentation JGN-75414.

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Company profile: NeoImmuneTech

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Amplifying and reinvigorating persistent T cell immunity has become a much-needed path to enhance anti-tumor efficacy. T cells are known to mediate anti-tumor immune responses. For that reason, they have become the key target of immune checkpoint therapies, like PD-(L)1 agents.