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Roche nabs breakthrough tag for TIGIT cancer immunotherapy

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Roche’s closely-watched combination of two checkpoint inhibitors – TIGIT-targeting tiragolumab and PD-L1 drug Tecentriq – has claimed breakthrough status from the FDA. The post Roche nabs breakthrough tag for TIGIT cancer immunotherapy appeared first on.

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A broad range of unmet needs remains in the immuno-oncology space

Pharmaceutical Technology

IO agents include the classes of immune checkpoint modulators, cell therapies, bispecific antibodies, oncolytic viruses, therapeutic vaccines, and cytokines. IO therapies come with a hefty price tag, with ICI therapies in the US typically exceeding $100,000, while cell therapies can exceed $400,000.

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Immunocore gets EU nod for TCR cancer therapy Kimmtrak

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The one-year survival rate with the drug was 73%, compared to 58% in a group receiving standard-of-care – off-label immune checkpoint inhibitors used for other forms of melanoma like Merck & Co’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) and Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Yervoy (ipilimumab) or chemotherapy with dacarbazine.

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Developing point-of-care CAR T manufacturing

European Pharmaceutical Review

This is especially important due to the two unique toxicities of CAR T cells, namely CRS and the neurology toxicities that subsequently received the term immune effector cell- associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS). This is in addition to its considerable price tag. References Liu D. Journal of Hematology & Oncology. 2019;12(1).