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The evolution of cell therapy to address unmet medical needs

Drug Target Review

The mission of Lineage Cell Therapeutics is to deliver on some of the early promises of cell therapy. Cell therapy as a concept is a wonderful idea, but many of the early efforts never generated the kind of clinical data that gets people excited and leads to new medicines. In some cases, cell therapy can be curative for the patient.

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Kura Oncology’s Small Molecules Hint at Major Therapeutic Breakthroughs

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Precision medicine developer Kura Oncology is positioned to make a meaningful difference in the treatment of cancer in the next few years with its two, wholly-owned, small molecule compounds. As with any innovative therapy, “It takes multiple iterations and time to get things right,” he pointed out. “We Photo courtesy of Kura.

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Antibody Drug Conjugates: windows of opportunity

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These therapies have broadened treatment options for patients to expand beyond the more traditional small molecule drug alternatives. Patients and caregivers also assess the benefits offered by different therapies, weighing the progression-free survival with their off-target effects.

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Looking beyond traditional oncogenic pathways to break cancer resistance

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Most targeted cancer therapies used today operate by inhibiting targets along well-known oncogenic signalling cascades. The reactivation of oncogenic signalling upstream or downstream of the driving oncogene is a well-studied source of resistance to targeted cancer therapies.

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Kite Announces Completion of Marketing Authorization Transfer for Yescarta® CAR T-cell Therapy in Japan

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Kite Announces Completion of Marketing Authorization Transfer for Yescarta® CAR T-cell Therapy in Japan SANTA MONICA, Calif.–(BUSINESS –(BUSINESS WIRE)– Kite Pharma, Inc., to Gilead Sciences K.K., the Japan subsidiary of Gilead Sciences, Inc. Kite’s manufacturing facility in El Segundo, California, U.S.

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Sosei Heptares and Biohaven Enter Global Collaboration and License Agreement to Advance Novel Small-Molecule CGRP Antagonist Portfolio

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Biohaven acquires exclusive global rights to a portfolio of novel, small-molecule CGRP antagonists. We look forward to working on this new collaboration with Biohaven, a world leader in the clinical development of CGRP-targeted therapies.” TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, England , Dec. About Sosei Heptares.

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BioNTech Completes Acquisition of Kite’s Neoantigen TCR Cell Therapy R&D Platform and Manufacturing Facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland

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The transaction was announced on July 19, 2021. The acquisition strengthens BioNTech’s cell therapy pipeline by accelerating the individualized solid tumor Neoantigen TCR cell therapy research and development program. Kite’s singular focus is cell therapy to treat and potentially cure cancer.