ABL111 received FDA agreement on an accelerated approval pathway for metastatic gastric cancer as the first patient was dosed in a global phase 2 trial. The companies said ORR will support accelerated approval and phase 2 is evaluating ABL111 with nivolumab and mFOLFOX6.
European biotechs are exploring new immunotherapy targets beyond PD-1/PD-L1, including BTLA, TIGIT, and SLAMF6. Lund University researchers discovered a SLAMF6-mediated immune evasion mechanism. BioNTech and GenMab are advancing next-generation ICIs and bispecific antibodies through strategic partnerships.
VYLOY (zolbetuximab-clzb) remains the only approved CLDN18.2-targeted therapy for first-line HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma with CLDN18.2-positive tumors. The pipeline is focused on next-generation antibodies, ADCs, CAR-T, NK-cell and bispecific approaches aiming to build on zolbetuximab benchmark data.
Researchers develop ultra-sensitive CAR-T cells targeting CD70 for solid tumors and KRASG12V/HLA-A*02:01-specific CAR-T cells for cancers with KRAS mutations, demonstrating efficacy in preclinical models.
Ankyra Therapeutics announced preclinical data on ANK-203, a first-in-class anchored immunotherapy using monoclonal antibody CD137, showing strong anti-tumor activity with no observed systemic toxicity at the AACR Immuno-Oncology Conference.
NovaBridge Biosciences has enrolled the first patient in a global Phase 2 study evaluating givastomig in combination with nivolumab and chemotherapy for HER2-negative, first-line metastatic gastric cancer, with top-line results expected in 2027.
