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Lilly and Kumquat Biosciences Announce Collaboration to Discover and Develop Novel Small Molecules that Stimulate Tumor-Specific Immune Responses

The Pharma Data

Loxo Oncology at Lilly, a research and development group of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), and Kumquat Biosciences today announced an exclusive collaboration focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of potential novel small molecules that stimulate tumor-specific immune responses.

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The potential of CD24 in cancer immunotherapy

Drug Target Review

This interaction inhibits inflammation and immune activation, and in particular prevents macrophages from phagocytosing and destroying cancer cells. By blocking CD24 with an antibody drug, our goal is to powerfully reactivate the anti-cancer immune response and drive therapeutic efficacy.

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A research team searches for every gene that helps tumors evade immunotherapy

Broad Institute

As a first step, Manguso set his sights on treatments called PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors, which at the time had shown tremendous promise in clinical trials and would receive their first FDA approval in 2014. Along the way, TIDE is showing how careful, systematic science at scale can quickly home in on promising drug targets.

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Unveiling neoantigen-directed cancer treatment

Drug Target Review

This exclusive interview with Dr Sharon Benzeno, Chief Commercial Officer, Immune Medicine at Adaptive Biotechnologies, unveils some ground-breaking research on T- cell therapy for cancer , which has seen the first TCR-based therapeutic candidate progress to clinical development, offering promising advancements in innovative cancer treatments.

Treatment 105
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Women in Stem with Dr Christine Schuberth-Wagner

Drug Target Review

Making a little tangle of DNA visible to the eye and understanding that this is the basis of complex organisms, which might be altered in disease, was the defining moment for my future path in life sciences. Communication and networking are key in any career, with science being no exception.

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The Year Ahead: 2023 Trends Shaping Diagnostics & Life Sciences

PerkinElmer

Laboratory professionals in all areas of science have experienced significant changes in recent years, and 2022 was no exception. Experts in the diagnostics and life sciences industry look back on 2022 and lend their insights on the major trends and technologies shaping laboratories in 2023.

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Has Spring Sprouted New Growth in Immuno-Oncology?

LifeSciVC

Take Janux Therapeutics, a biotech focused on developing immunotherapies that generate tumor-specific immune responses to attack and kill tumors without destroying a patient’s healthy tissue. A notable late-stage therapeutic candidate is Moderna and Merck’s mRNA-4157, which is advancing through Phase 3 clinical development.