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Latest oncology clinical development updates
Monday, February 02, 2026
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OTW News Highlights this week
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"Advanced colorectal cancer remains an area of profound unmet need, particularly for patients whose disease has progressed after standard therapies," said Vivi Boura, M.D., chief medical officer of SOTIO. "SOT109 is designed to capitalize on the unique biology of CDH17, a highly prevalent target that is broadly and consistently expressed across colorectal tumors, while having limited expression in healthy tissues. …
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“Sarclisa is the cornerstone of our oncology franchise, and we have always been confident in it being widely adopted as a potential best-in-class therapy,” said Manuela Buxo, Executive Vice President, Head of Specialty Care at Sanofi. “The approval of Sarclisa Escena subcutaneous formulation administered with the CirCLIQ is a definitive step in this direction. More than 70,000 patients worldwide have …
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“These peer-reviewed results validate the scientific foundation of our DeltEx platform and highlight the transformative potential of γδ T cells in treating solid tumors,” said William Ho, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of IN8bio. “Glioblastoma remains one of the most devastating cancers, and patients urgently need new treatment options. By enabling immune cells to remain active alongside conventional chemotherapy and …
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Dr. Ding Lieming, Chairman and CEO of Betta Pharmaceuticals, stated: "The publication of the ELEVATE study in NEJM represents high recognition from the international medical community of the scientific value and clinical significance of this research. It is not only an important milestone for Betta but also a landmark achievement showcasing Chinese clinical oncology research on the global academic stage, …
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"This is a defining milestone for Zelluna and marks the beginning of the clinical evaluation of our proprietary TCR-NK platform," said Namir Hassan, Chief Executive Officer of Zelluna. "Dosing the first patient in ZIMA-101 is the culmination of years of scientific innovation, preclinical research and manufacturing development, and represents the transition from laboratory science to treating patients for the first …
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"Our Confirmatory Registration Study marks a definitive milestone toward establishing Multikine as the new immunotherapy standard of care for newly diagnosed head and neck cancer with low or zero levels of PD-L1," said Geert Kersten, CEO of CEL-SCI. "Enrollment will span premier clinical centers across the U.S., Europe, Asia, and South America, targeting the exact population where our previous Phase …
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“Allotera reflects who we are becoming as a company: a pivotal-stage cell therapy company focused on bringing off-the-shelf CAR-T therapies to patients with T-cell cancers,” said Kumar Srinivasan, Ph.D., M.B.A., Chief Executive Officer of Allotera Therapeutics. “With Sofi-cel advancing in T-RRex, a global pivotal study, this financing strengthens our ability to execute across clinical development, manufacturing, and patient-community engagement as …
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“Since Agenus was founded 32 years ago, our mission has been to harness the immune system to improve outcomes and, where possible, cure cancer,” said Garo H. Armen, Ph.D., Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Agenus. "Our plan to prioritize neoadjuvant BOT+BAL in MSS colon cancer reflects both the strength of the emerging clinical evidence and the opportunity to …
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