Amgen acquires Dark Blue Therapeutics to expand targeted AML degradation strategy

Amgen acquires Dark Blue Therapeutics to expand targeted AML degradation strategy

Amgen has acquired United Kingdom-based Dark Blue Therapeutics Ltd. in a deal valued at up to $840 million, adding a first-in-class preclinical asset to its early oncology pipeline. The investigational small molecule, designed to degrade MLLT1 and MLLT3 proteins, targets transcriptional dependencies in acute myeloid leukemia. With preclinical data suggesting anti-leukemic activity and mechanistic differentiation, […]

Will IFx-2.0 and TBS-2025 push TuHURA into the frontline of resistance-focused oncology?

Will IFx-2.0 and TBS-2025 push TuHURA into the frontline of resistance-focused oncology?

TuHURA Biosciences, Inc. has announced a comprehensive corporate update that includes progress across three of its major immuno-oncology programs. The update covers the company’s lead asset IFx-2.0, currently in a Phase 3 trial in combination with pembrolizumab for advanced Merkel cell carcinoma; the next-stage development of TBS-2025, a VISTA-blocking monoclonal antibody being advanced for relapsed […]