“This transaction is another building block in BioNTech’s oncology strategy and an investment in the future of cancer medicine,” said Prof. Ugur Sahin, M.D., CEO and Co-Founder of BioNTech. “We intend to bring together complementary capabilities and leverage technologies with the goal of advancing the development of innovative and transformative cancer treatments and establishing new standards of care for various types of cancer in the coming years.”
Prof. Dr. Dario Neri, CEO and CSO of Philogen, commented: “We are delighted to enter into this new collaboration with RayzeBio, a leader in the field of radiopharmaceutical medicines. This partnership will focus on the development and commercialization of OncoACP3 for both diagnostic and therapeutic applications in prostate cancer. OncoACP3
“Following the positive results in the endometrial cancer cohort of DESTINY-PanTumor02, which contributed to a tumor agnostic approval for previously treated patients with HER2 positive metastatic tumors in several regions, we are initiating this first phase 3 trial of ENHERTU in the first-line setting of advanced endometrial cancer,” said Mark
“This marks the first time a KEYTRUDA-based regimen has shown the ability to help certain patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer live longer, and the first time an immune checkpoint inhibitor-based regimen has demonstrated an overall survival benefit in ovarian cancer,” said Dr. Gursel Aktan, vice president, global clinical development, Merck
“The FDA’s Priority Review designation for Zepzelca in combination with atezolizumab as a first-line maintenance treatment highlights the urgent need for new approaches and the potential benefit of Zepzelca for patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, a disease with limited therapeutic options and high unmet need,” said Rob Iannone,
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