New Genmab/Abbvie tie-up rings old bells
Followers of Nordic Nanovector and Oxford Biomedica, among others, will pay close attention to an early focus of yesterday’s deal.
Asco 2020 movers – cell therapy companies dominate the risers
Adaptimmune and Allogene led numerous cell therapy companies higher over the Asco period, while Cytomx and Arvinas suffered the biggest losses.
Asco 2020 – small-cell lung cancer and the role of CTLA-4
Astra and Merck & Co present mixed small-cell lung cancer data, while Innovent, Xencor, Alphamab and Alligator bang the drum for CTLA-4.
AACR 2020 preview – no Tigit, but plenty of novel mechanisms
Next week’s virtual meeting could resuscitate Ox40 agonists, but an important omission will disappoint.
Another immuno-oncology mechanism threatens to disappoint
As J&J tears up a licensing deal with Alligator, CD40 agonism might join the likes of Ox40 and IDO as an immuno-oncology approach that has failed to deliver.
Asco 2019 event analyser – low-key meeting belies some huge stock moves
Mirati Therapeutics nearly stole the show at Asco despite not actually presenting – a fact that illustrates how low on meaningful data this year's conference was.