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ESMO: TIL therapy improves on Yervoy in melanoma trial

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With the results in hand, the developers of the therapy – from the Netherlands Cancer Institute and Norway’s National Center for Cancer Immune Therapy – say they now intend to file for regulatory approvals in Europe before the end of the year, without a commercial partner “to try to ensure that it remains affordable.”

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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. The monoclonal antibody therapy was reported to be well tolerated, with most treatment emergent adverse events (TEAE) Grade 1 or 2, according to the findings.

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Novartis extends Kaiku digital patient monitoring partnership

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In May, a Phase 2 study started, comparing Kaiku’s electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) approach to evaluating immune-related adverse events to the standard model of care in cancer patients treated with checkpoint inhibitor drugs, with results due towards the end of 2023 or in early 2024.

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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. No serious adverse events were observed.

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ESMO 2022: neoadjuvant or adjuvant immunotherapy for locally advanced cancers?

Pharmaceutical Technology

The advent of immune checkpoint inhibition has arguably been the greatest breakthrough for the treatment of metastatic solid tumours, with durable complete responses observed across multiple cancer types. Overall survival (OS) data remains immature, with too few events for statistical analysis.

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Leveraging innate cell engagers for lymphoma treatment

European Pharmaceutical Review

Finally, Andreas looks at the prospects for antibodies that target the innate immune system in treating both haematological malignancies and solid tumours. As a result, when the patient’s lymphoma relapses after treatment with chemotherapy, BV and CPIs, there are no effective treatment alternatives for these patients.

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Bispecific antibody glofitamab to see NHS rollout for advanced lymphoma

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Administered as an intravenous infusion, it works by encouraging healthy immune cells in the body to destroy the cancer cells. The most common adverse event was cytokine release syndrome (CRS) (63%). Discontinuation of glofitamab due to adverse events occurred in 9% of the patients.