On January 10, 2025 NextCure, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering and developing novel, first-in-class, and best-in-class therapies to treat cancer, reported the first patient has been dosed in its Phase 1 study of LNCB74, a B7-H4-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) as a therapeutic for treating multiple cancers (Press release, NextCure, JAN 10, 2025, View Source [SID1234649597]).

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"Dosing the first patient in the LNCB74 Phase 1 study is a significant milestone for NextCure as we continue to advance our B7-H4 ADC program," said Udayan Guha, M.D., Ph.D., NextCure’s Senior Vice President, Clinical & Translational Development. "We look forward to establishing the safety, tolerability, and preliminary anti-tumor activity of LNCB74. We believe this novel ADC could potentially transform treatment options for multiple cancers."

In December 2024, NextCure announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had cleared its Investigational New Drug application for LNCB74.

LNCB74 is being developed in partnership with LigaChem Biosciences as part of a collaboration agreement.