On September 30, 2021 VECT-HORUS reported to be part of the research in PDAC with its theranostic agents to first improve PDAC diagnosis, response monitoring or recurrence detection in operated patients and also treat them (Press release, Vect-Horus, SEP 30, 2021, View Source [SID1234590620]).
Cedric malicet, Oncology Department Manager, is pleased to inform you of the recent publication of the article " LDL receptor-peptide conjugate as in vivo tool for specific targeting of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma " in Communications Biology.

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On September 30, 2021 Regulus Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: RGLS), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative medicines targeting microRNAs (the "Company" or "Regulus"), reported that David Baltimore, Ph.D., a director of Regulus, is the recipient of the 2021 Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in the category of Medical Science (Press release, Regulus, SEP 30, 2021, View Source [SID1234590618]).

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Dr. Baltimore’s recognition is based on the breadth and substance of his discoveries in virology, immunology, and cancer as well as his leadership within the academic and scientific communities and his extensive work as a public advocate for science.

The Lasker Awards program honors discoveries and clinical advances that improve human health and highlights the importance of public support for science. The awards program is widely considered one of the most prestigious awards programs in medical science and numerous recipients, including Dr. Baltimore, also hold Nobel Prizes.

"On behalf of the Regulus team, we congratulate David for this recognition of his extensive and impressive body of work," said Jay Hagan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Regulus. "As a 1975 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine, David has made multiple foundational scientific discoveries over the course of his career, including the discovery of reverse transcriptase, as well as his additional research, which has contributed broadly to our understanding of cancer, AIDS, and the underlying biology of the immune response. He has been a powerful advocate for science over the years, advancing work that helped America respond to the AIDS crisis, and has played a significant role in the development of the biotechnology industry in America. We are proud that he is a part of Regulus and continually benefit from his guidance as we advance our pipeline of microRNA therapeutics."

More information about the foundation and the Special Achievement Award can be found here.

About David Baltimore, Ph.D.

Dr. David Baltimore is a Director of Regulus and President Emeritus and Distinguished Professor of Biology at Caltech. Awarded the Nobel Prize in 1975, Dr. Baltimore has profoundly influenced national science policy on such issues as recombinant DNA research and the AIDS epidemic. Dr. Baltimore graduated from Swarthmore College with a degree in chemistry. He took graduate courses at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received his Ph.D. from Rockefeller University. He was a postdoctoral fellow at MIT and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He was a Research Associate at The Salk Institute in 1965 and joined the faculty at MIT in 1968. He has served as Director of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, President of Rockefeller University, and President of Caltech. He was awarded the 1999 National Medal of Science and 2000 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a foreign member of the Royal Society of London and the French Academy of Sciences. He has also been President and Chair of the American Association of the Advancement of Science.

On September 30, 2021 ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ORIC), a clinical stage oncology company focused on developing treatments that address mechanisms of therapeutic resistance, reported three poster presentations at the AACR (Free AACR Whitepaper)-NCI-EORTC Virtual AACR-NCI-EORTC (Free AACR-NCI-EORTC Whitepaper) International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics (EORTC-NCI-AACR) (Free ASGCT Whitepaper) (Free EORTC-NCI-AACR Whitepaper) to be held October 7-10, 2021 (Press release, ORIC Pharmaceuticals, SEP 30, 2021, View Source [SID1234590617]).

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Details of the poster presentations are as follows:

Title: Initial results from a Phase 1b study of ORIC-101, a glucocorticoid receptor antagonist, in combination with enzalutamide in patients with metastatic prostate cancer
Poster #: P041

Title: Biomarker results supporting selection of RP2D from a Phase 1b study of ORIC-101, a glucocorticoid receptor antagonist, in combination with enzalutamide in patients with metastatic prostate cancer progressing on enzalutamide
Poster #: P015

Title: ORIC-114, an orally bioavailable, irreversible kinase inhibitor, has superior brain penetrant properties and enhanced potency in preclinical studies of HER2-positive breast cancer
Poster #: P234
Full abstracts and poster presentations will be available for on-demand viewing via the online platform for AACR (Free AACR Whitepaper)-NCI-EORTC on October 7, 2021, at 9 a.m. ET.

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ORIC will host a webcast and conference call to review data presented at AACR (Free AACR Whitepaper)-NCI-EORTC on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. ET. To participate in the conference call, please dial (833) 651-0991 (domestic) or (918) 922-6080 (international) and refer to conference ID 3575856. A live webcast and audio archive of the conference call will be available through the investor section of the company’s website at www.oricpharma.com. The webcast will be available for replay for 90 days following the presentation.

On September 30, 2021 Sutro Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRO), a clinical-stage drug discovery, development and manufacturing company focused on the application of precise protein engineering and rational design to create next-generation cancer and autoimmune therapeutics, reported that Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, has extended the research term for the first cytokine derivative program under the 2018 Merck Agreement, for an additional two years (Press release, Sutro Biopharma, SEP 30, 2021, View Source [SID1234590607]). The research extension is intended to facilitate completion of preclinical research and development activities for a second candidate, which has a novel design and approach. As part of this extension, Sutro is eligible to receive up to $10 million.

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"We are encouraged by the strength of the continued research efforts in collaboration with Merck on the cytokine derivative programs," said Trevor Hallam, President of Research and Chief Scientific Officer of Sutro. "This research extension has the potential to produce an additional candidate using a different approach towards the same target. We believe that this productive research program underscores the potential of Sutro’s platform to engineer therapeutics with novel design and approach."

About the Merck Collaboration
Under the terms of the 2018 Merck collaboration agreement, Sutro and Merck are conducting preclinical research and development of cytokine derivatives utilizing Sutro’s proprietary cell-free protein synthesis and site-specific conjugation platforms, XpressCF and Xpress CF+. Merck has exclusive worldwide rights to therapeutic candidates derived from the collaboration. In March 2020, Merck exercised its option to extend the research term of the first collaboration program by one year, which generated a payment of $5 million to Sutro. In April 2021, Merck initiated IND-enabling toxicology studies for the first candidate under the first collaboration program for which Sutro earned a $15 million milestone payment. Additionally, research on a second cytokine derivative program on a separate target is ongoing.

On September 30, 2021 I-Mab (the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMAB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel biologics, reported multiple clinical advancements of its anti-CD47 monoclonal antibody lemzoparlimab (also known as TJC4) (Press release, I-Mab Biopharma, SEP 30, 2021, View Source [SID1234590606]).

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I-Mab has initiated a phase 2 expansion trial (NCT03934814) of lemzoparlimab in combination with rituximab (Rituxan) in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) patients in China. The expanded trial is part of the ongoing international multi-center trial (IMCT) that is being conducted in the U.S. and now also in China. The study is designed to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamic (PD) and determine the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of lemzoparlimab in combination with rituximab in patients with lymphomas. On September 28, 2021, the first patient in the expanded trial was dosed. Patient enrollment for the trial is expected to be completed in a few months.

Progress in clinical trials of lemzoparlimab in NHL and AML/MDS:

In the U.S. clinical trial of lemzoparlimab in combination with rituximab for NHL patients, the preliminary efficacy and safety data have been summarized and submitted for presentation at the 2021 American Society of Hematology (ASH) (Free ASH Whitepaper) Annual Meeting. The expanded clinical trial is on track and expected, pending approval by the NMPA, to lead to a registrational trial in patients with NHL in 2022 in China.
In the China clinical trial of lemzoparlimab in combination with azacitidine (AZA) in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), preliminary clinical response data is being evaluated, and patient enrollment is on track for completion in Q4 2021, the complete data set will be analyzed and reported at a later time. The Company plans to initiate another registrational trial in patients with MDS in 2022 in China based on the efficacy and safety data from this study, pending approval by the NMPA.
Progress in clinical trials of lemzoparlimab in patients with solid tumors:

I-Mab is currently investigating lemzoparlimab in combination with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) in advanced solid tumors in U.S. Data readout is expected in early 2022. Further, on September 16, the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approved the Company’s IND application to advance to a phase 2 clinical trial of lemzoparlimab in combination with toripalimab (TUOYI) in patients with advanced solid tumors. The combined clinical results will potentially support a registrational trial later in China.

In all clinical trials conducted so far by the Company, including NHL, AML/MDS and solid tumors, lemzoparlimab have been evaluated without the need of a priming dose.

"Accumulative data from the ongoing lemzoparlimab clinical trials further increase our understanding of its safety, PK and efficacy profile," said Dr. Joan Shen, CEO of I-Mab. "We are encouraged by the clinical data of lemzoparlimab obtained so far and are rapidly advancing the clinical development of lemzoparlimab towards multiple registrational trials, with the goal of becoming the first CD47 antibody drug in China."

About CD47 and Lemzoparlimab

CD47 is a cell surface protein over-expressed in a wide variety of cancers and can act to protect tumors by delivering a "don’t eat me" signal to otherwise tumor-engulfing macrophages. CD47 antibody blocks this signal and enables macrophages to attack tumor cells. However, development of CD47 antibody as a cancer therapy is hampered by its hematologic side effects, such as severe anemia, caused by natural binding of CD47 antibody to red blood cells. Scientists at I-Mab have discovered a novel CD47 antibody, lemzoparlimab, that is designed to target tumor cells while exerting a minimal untoward effect on red blood cells.

I-Mab continues to advance a combination study of lemzoparlimab with Keytruda for solid tumors in the U.S. and with Rituxan for lymphoma in the U.S. and China, in addition to an on-going clinical trial in patients with AML in China.

In September 2020, I-Mab and AbbVie entered into a global strategic collaboration to develop and commercialize lemzoparlimab, including to design and conduct further clinical trials to evaluate lemzoparlimab in multiple cancers globally and in China. AbbVie has assumed sponsorship of the U.S. study as of April 2021.