“Ikena is dedicated to thoughtfully putting our capital to work towards impactful treatments for patients, and in doing so building value for our shareholders. Together with our board of directors, we made the difficult decision to wind down the IK-930 program. Going forward, we believe that IK-930’s profile may enable combination opportunities with other targeted agents through partnerships,” commented Mark Manfredi, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Ikena.
CEO Snehal Patel commented, “We are very encouraged to see that the preliminary results from FLAMINGO-01 show immune responses in both HLA-A*02 and non-HLA-A*02 patients. We are now considering the merits of adding a randomized placebo arm for non-HLA-A*02 patients, transforming this current open label third arm into effectively a
“At Ferring, we are committed to meeting the unmet needs in bladder cancer care and equipping uro-oncologists with critical evidence they need to deliver effective, and life-changing treatment,” said Joern Jakobsen, M.D., Ph.D., Vice President and Head of Global Research and Medical for Uro-Oncology and Urology, Ferring Pharmaceuticals. “These new
“We recognise the significance of Mosaic’s platform, which has identified these two assets as anchor components of a pipeline of potential combination products,” said Dr. Harren Jhoti, co-founder, president and chief executive officer of Astex. “Both drug targets are well-characterised drivers of many cancers, and we are excited to be
“We do not view today’s unsatisfactory outcome as a failure of Globo H,” Dr. Heidi Wang, CEO of OBI Pharma added. “There may come a time, with a deeper scientific understanding of the Globo H function, it may play a meaningful role once again.”
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