NextCure and Simcere Zaiming Announce Strategic Partnership for a Novel CDH6-targeting ADC
“We believe SIM0505 has the potential to be an important new therapy for cancer patients. Partnering with Simcere Zaiming, a leader in antibody-drug conjugates, provides us with an opportunity to advance a class-leading ADC directed to CDH6. Their proprietary payload is a potent cytotoxin with a potentially improved safety and efficacy profile compared to other topoisomerase inhibitors,” said Michael Richman, NextCure’s president and CEO. “We look forward to initiating clinical development of SIM0505 in the United States.”
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