Marengo’s Invikafusp alfa shows early promise in metastatic breast cancer with dual-immunotherapy and ADC combination

Marengo’s Invikafusp alfa shows early promise in metastatic breast cancer with dual-immunotherapy and ADC combination

Marengo Therapeutics has presented early-stage results from its STARt-002 clinical trial evaluating invikafusp alfa (Invika), a novel T cell immunotherapy candidate, in combination with sacituzumab govitecan (TRODELVY), an antibody-drug conjugate developed by Gilead Sciences. The data, shared during a late-breaking presentation at the 2025 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, highlight the safety, pharmacodynamic activity, and […]

Why are “retired proteins” the hottest new targets in cancer immunotherapy research?

Why are “retired proteins” the hottest new targets in cancer immunotherapy research?

Few ideas have captivated both the scientific imagination and biotech investment flows quite like the cancer vaccine. For decades, the industry narrative was full of hope—and disappointment. The graveyard of failed trials stretches from Dendreon’s Provenge to once-hyped peptide and dendritic cell platforms. For every announcement of an “immune breakthrough,” there seemed to be a […]

Can Actinium’s ATNM-400 radiotherapy reshape treatment for resistant breast cancer?

Can Actinium’s ATNM-400 radiotherapy reshape treatment for resistant breast cancer?

Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has presented new preclinical data for its alpha-particle radiotherapy candidate ATNM-400 at the 2025 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), highlighting potent anti-tumor activity across hormone receptor–positive, triple-negative, and therapy-resistant breast cancer models. The findings suggest that ATNM-400 could become a differentiated treatment option for patients with tumors that have progressed after […]

Could NanOlogy’s targeted intratumoral cisplatin rewrite the outlook for DIPG in children?

Could NanOlogy’s targeted intratumoral cisplatin rewrite the outlook for DIPG in children?

NanOlogy, LLC, a Texas-based clinical-stage oncology company, has announced the launch of a drug development program focused on diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, known as DIPG, a universally fatal pediatric brainstem tumor. The company is advancing Large Surface Area Microparticle Cisplatin, or LSAM-cisplatin, designed for stereotactic intratumoral administration in children. Investigational New Drug–enabling studies are underway, […]

Can Eli Lilly’s Inluriyo outpace rivals in ESR1-mutated breast cancer after EMBER-3?

Can Eli Lilly’s Inluriyo outpace rivals in ESR1-mutated breast cancer after EMBER-3?

Eli Lilly and Company has released updated Phase 3 EMBER-3 results for Inluriyo, also known as imlunestrant, its oral estrogen receptor antagonist, in patients with estrogen receptor-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2–negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer. These new data, presented at the 2025 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium and published in Annals […]

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