Cancer

Beam Therapeutics Inc., a U.S. biotech company developing precision genetic medicines through base editing, says the company was informed via email last week that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed a hold on the BEAM-201 Investigational New Drug (IND) application for the treatment of relapsed/refractory T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL)/T cell lymphoblastic […]

Ipsen and Marengo Therapeutics, Inc. have announced a strategic partnership to advance two of Marengo’s preclinical STAR platform-generated candidates into the clinic.  Ipsen also announced it is exercising its option to acquire exclusive worldwide rights to an investigational ERK (extracellular signal-regulated kinase) inhibitor, discovered by AGV Discovery. Ipsen and Marengo Therapeutics details The collaboration between […]

Step Pharma, which works on CTPS1 inhibition for the targeted treatment of cancer, has announced its lead asset STP938 has cleared both an Investigational New Drug (IND) application by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and a clinical trial application (CTA) by the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). This means Step Pharma […]