NextCure drops all assets for preclinical ADC

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Allogene links off-the-shelf CAR-T to responses and 3 deaths in phase 1 solid tumor trial


NextCure goes all in on B7-H4, stopping other programs to challenge Big Pharma in ADC space


Nkarta continues pivot to autoimmune by shelving lymphoma program for CAR NK candidate


Struggling AlloVir finds new identity by merging into eye disease biotech


Dynavax drops Tdap vaccine after considering phase 1 data, competition


Dig into this year’s Fierce Biotech Graveyard, layoff numbers


Chutes & Ladders—Trevena teeters on edge with C-suite shakedown


VC Aditum Bio hatches autoimmune-focused Oblenio Bio with asset from Chinese biotech 


Carisma's Moderna-powered in vivo macrophage cell therapy shrinks lung and liver tumors in mice

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Allogene links off-the-shelf CAR-T to responses and 3 deaths in phase 1 solid tumor trial

Allogene Therapeutics has reported phase 1 data on its solid tumor CAR-T, linking the off-the-shelf cell therapy candidate to a 33% response rate but also three deaths in heavily pretreated cancer patients.
 

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NextCure goes all in on B7-H4, stopping other programs to challenge Big Pharma in ADC space

NextCure is going all in on its preclinical B7-H4-directed antibody-drug conjugate. The biotech has decided to seek partners for its existing clinical candidate and other preclinical programs to free up cash for its new priority.

Nkarta continues pivot to autoimmune by shelving lymphoma program for CAR NK candidate

Nkarta’s pivot from oncology to autoimmune disease has continued with the biotech halting work on its CD19-directed CAR NK in lymphoma to focus on lupus.

Overcoming Barriers to Generative AI in Life Sciences R&D

While artificial intelligence is on everyone’s minds and in many R&D plans, adoption of generative AI has been slow so far in life sciences.

Struggling AlloVir finds new identity by merging into eye disease biotech

AlloVir has been reeling after a trio of phase 3 trial failures last year led the company to shed almost all of its staff. Now, the immunotherapy biotech has found a new path forward by acquiring eye disease biotech Kalaris Therapeutics.

Dynavax drops Tdap vaccine after considering phase 1 data, competition

Dynavax is giving up on its combination vaccine for tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis (Tdap) after mulling phase 1 data for the shot.

Dig into this year’s Fierce Biotech Graveyard, layoff numbers

This week on "The Top Line," we take a closer look at this year’s biotech graveyard, which tracks biotechs that have closed or are winding down. 

Chutes & Ladders—Trevena teeters on edge with C-suite shakedown

Biopharma Trevena has whittled its team down to four people in efforts to cut costs, saying goodbye to several C-suite execs and continuing a strategic review that includes a possible asset sale, merger or closure of the company.

VC Aditum Bio hatches autoimmune-focused Oblenio Bio with asset from Chinese biotech

California VC firm Aditum Bio is reaching across the Pacific to hatch a brand-new biotech. Teaming up with Leads Biolabs, a company based in China, the partners are launching Oblenio Bio to develop a tri-specific T-cell engager antibody for autoimmune diseases.

Carisma's Moderna-powered in vivo macrophage cell therapy shrinks lung and liver tumors in mice

The in vivo cell therapy seed that Carisma Therapeutics planted with Moderna in 2022 is starting to sprout. The biotechs teamed up to develop a method to engineer immune cells called macrophages to target solid tumors.

FDA proposes ban on main ingredient in many OTC decongestants

Common oral medicines that have been used for decades as decongestants such as Sudafed, NyQuil and Benadryl may soon be cleared from shelves as the FDA has proposed to discontinue the sale of oral products containing the active ingredient phenylephrine.

Fierce Pharma Asia—AstraZeneca's China fallout; Pfizer's $1B plan in China; Incyte-Sun JAK dispute

AstraZeneca confirmed its China president has been detained by Chinese authorities. Pfizer plans to invest $1 billion in China in the next five years. Sun Pharma's JAK inhibitor Leqselvi was slapped with an injunction in a lawsuit with Incyte. And more.
 
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