Biologic Drugs in Development

The independent data monitoring committee's finding leaves clinicians without a new option for PD-L1-low NSCLC, a population historically underserved by current immunotherapies.

OncoC4 has dosed the first patient in a phase 1 trial of ONC-783, a T-cell engager targeting neoCD24, a cancer-specific glycoform of CD24, positioning the subcutaneously administered candidate as a potential treatment across multiple solid tumor types.

Shanghai Henlius Biotech has entered a strategic collaboration with Sandoz covering up to 10 proposed monoclonal antibody and antibody-drug conjugate biosimilar assets, deepening the companies' existing oncology biosimilars partnership with initial deals worth up to $322 million.

IASO Bio adds a fratricide-resistant CAR-T platform to its pipeline, aiming to speed novel T-cell malignancy therapies to patients.

Spevatamig's fast track status targets a cancer where 5-year survival is under 20%, pairing a novel mechanism with pembrolizumab.

Fresh $175 million in funding follows Silence's 88% response rate in its divesiran polycythemia vera trials, positioning the company for a planned 2027 phase 3 push.

China's NMPA has approved ivonescimab plus chemotherapy for first-line advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer, based on Phase III HARMONi-6 data showing the PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody combination reduced the risk of death by 34% compared with a PD-1 inhibitor plus chemotherapy.

Under the 5-year manufacturing deal, NurExone will access Made Scientific's Princeton, NJ, GMP facility to speed regenerative exosome therapies toward clinical trials.

AbCellera aims to tap public markets to push ABCL635 forward after the therapy cut menopause hot flash severity 58% versus 12% for placebo in trials.

Zamubafusp alfa's FDA fast track status highlights the therapy's ability to remove toxic amyloid already damaging the heart and kidneys in AL amyloidosis patients.

Silence's siRNA drug freed 88% of trial patients from ongoing phlebotomies, a chronic burden for people with polycythemia vera.

Stand Up To Cancer has awarded its Nina Nicolai Pancreatic Cancer Innovation in Collaboration Award to a research team developing a combination approach that pairs an engineered mRNA vaccine with KRAS G12D-directed TCR-T cell therapy, aiming to sustain antigen production and improve T-cell responses against pancreatic cancer.

Early Parkinson patients could gain a first disease-modifying option as ACI-7104 clears a major FDA hurdle after strong interim results.

Ascletis has initiated two Phase I studies for its obesity pipeline: ASC36, a once-monthly amylin receptor peptide agonist, and ASC36_35FDC, a once-monthly fixed-dose co-formulation of ASC36 with its GLP-1R/GIPR dual agonist ASC35, following recent FDA IND clearances for both candidates.

Akeso is pairing a next-gen bispecific ADC with its PD-1/VEGF antibody, ivonescimab, in a first-line push against hard-to-treat breast cancer.

AWS's AI and cloud tools aim to compress Novo Nordisk's path from drug target to first human dose for chronic disease patients.

Moderna's mFLUSIVA approval offers a regulatory case study for mRNA vaccine sponsors, covering comparator selection lessons from the FDA's reversed refusal-to-file, competitive implications for Pfizer and Sanofi's mRNA flu programs, and what the accelerated approval pathway means for long-term regulatory risk.

BI-1808 plus pembrolizumab posted a 24% response rate in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, tripling pembrolizumab's historical rate alone.

Neurocrine Biosciences has dosed the first participants in a Phase 1 study of NBIP-'1968, an investigational GLP-1/GIP/glucagon receptor triple agonist for obesity, marking the company's entry into the increasingly competitive multi-agonist incretin therapeutics space.

Melanoma patients who failed anti-PD-1 therapy gain a new option after Replimune's oncolytic virus clears FDA on its third try.

Mediar Therapeutics has signed a collaboration and option agreement with Ono Pharmaceutical to co-develop novel antibody therapeutics targeting myofibroblast biology in fibro-inflammatory diseases, building on Mediar's existing three-program antifibrotic antibody pipeline.

Backed by an 84.3% drop in RSV hospitalizations, Enflonsia could extend protection to high-risk infants still vulnerable in their second season.

Sanofi has suspended a phase 2 trial of SAR445399, an anti-IL-1R3 monoclonal antibody, in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, part of new ceo Belén Garijo's ongoing portfolio review rather than a safety concern.

Nonhealing wounds precede 80% of diabetes-related amputations, and BIOxHEAL is now cleared to test whether it can change that in a controlled trial.

Alteogen has licensed its ALT-B4 subcutaneous platform to an undisclosed global pharmaceutical company in a deal worth up to $365 million.