Genmab Takes Full Control of Acasunlimab Development Program
“Genmab’s partnership with BioNTech is a highly successful one. Together, we have demonstrated acasunlimab’s potential to impact patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, as evidenced by the promising initial results presented at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology Meeting,” said Jan van de Winkel, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Genmab. “Genmab is exceptionally well-positioned to maximize the potential of acasunlimab, and we are confident about the prospect of taking acasunlimab into late-stage development as our second wholly owned Genmab asset in addition to Rina-S. We look forward to our continued partnership with BioNTech on other pipeline programs.”
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