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GSK/Hansoh ADC expansion into multiple Phase 3 trials

April 12, 2026

GSK has outlined a late-stage development plan for a gynecological cancer antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) licensed from Hansoh Pharma after early promising data. The UK drugmaker said it intends to...

Next-wave CAR T engineering to counter rejection and antigen escape

April 12, 2026

Researchers reported a dual-CAR strategy aimed at improving allogeneic CD19 CAR T cell performance by addressing two major failure modes: antigen escape and alloimmune rejection. The approach...

Uveal melanoma radiation-resistance targeting via high-throughput MDM2 workflow

April 12, 2026

A new high-throughput approach targets MDM2 as a way to overcome radiation resistance in uveal melanoma. The work is designed to identify and validate combinations or mechanisms that can sensitize...

Advances in CAR T and antibody drug conjugate enabling technologies

April 12, 2026

Sidewinder Therapeutics and Stipple Bio each secured large financing rounds to advance approaches for improving the targeting abilities of antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) for cancer. Both...

Biotech R&D pipeline measurement and funding appetite signal

April 12, 2026

A new report flags that the biopharma R&D pipeline has shrunk for the first time in 30 years, raising questions about how quickly new programs are entering development across the sector. The story...

FDA and NIH-style compliance risk: U.S. healthcare research publication interference allegations

April 12, 2026

The CDC delayed the planned release of an observational study intended to show COVID vaccines reduced severe illness risk, according to reporting in the article. The piece says Acting CDC director...

Oncology discovery: nanoparticle immunotherapy co-delivering mRNA and PD-L1 targeting

April 12, 2026

Researchers developed tumor-targeted nanoparticles designed to co-deliver a macrophage engager mRNA alongside PD-L1 antibodies to boost glioblastoma immunotherapy efficacy. The work, published in...

Regulatory-agnostic lab enabling tool: scaling ADC characterization via automation

April 12, 2026

Agilent highlighted how lab automation and instrumentation are being used to scale antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) characterization workflows. The story focuses on practical acceleration and...

Ovarian cancer clinical results and regulatory update

April 12, 2026

Relacorilant (Lifyorli) added to nab-paclitaxel (Abraxane) produced a statistically significant overall survival improvement in the phase 3 ROSELLA trial for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer,...

Regulatory setback for melanoma immunotherapy

April 12, 2026

Replimune Group received a second complete response letter (CRL) from the U.S. FDA for its immunotherapy vusolimogene oderparepvec in advanced melanoma, with the decision tied to an April 10 PDUFA...

Cell therapy funding to target GPC3 in liver cancer

April 12, 2026

Oricell Therapeutics secured $110 million to expand its cell therapy platform aimed at GPC3-positive liver cancers, where there are currently no FDA-approved therapies. The company positions its...

CAR T engineering to address escape and rejection

April 12, 2026

Researchers reported a new allogeneic CAR T-cell design that uses an anti-rejection CD70 CAR to help manage alloimmune rejection while also targeting CD19, aiming to reduce both antigen escape and...

FDA and patent-driven earnings pressure at Novartis

April 12, 2026

Novartis flagged a first annual profit drop in years for 2026 as key patents expire on blockbuster therapies including Entresto and Xolair, warning that generic competition could drive roughly $4...

CAR T design optimization for efficacy-safety balance

April 12, 2026

A study presented a CAR T-cell optimization approach that modulates receptor affinity to balance anti-tumor efficacy with safety risk. The work focuses on receptor-ligand binding characteristics...

AI automation in biotech experimentation governance

April 12, 2026

A report raises urgent governance concerns around AI systems that can design and run thousands of biological experiments with minimal human involvement, arguing that oversight mechanisms are...

Biotech laboratory infrastructure expansion: cryo-EM in antibody discovery

April 12, 2026

FairJourney Bio opened a cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structural biology facility in San Diego to embed atomic-resolution structure determination into its antibody discovery platform. The...

Clinical trial launch for prosthetic joint infection

April 12, 2026

The University of Cincinnati started a clinical trial for investigational treatments targeting prosthetic joint infections (PJI), with initial patient enrollments reported. The study is led by...

Immunology and oncology discovery: don’t-eat-me signal in AML

April 12, 2026

A cross-institution team led by Mass General Brigham, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and the Broad Institute identified a novel immune evasion mechanism in acute myeloid leukemia involving the...

New oncology trial results and guideline inclusion

April 12, 2026

Relacorilant (Lifyorli) plus nab-paclitaxel has posted final overall survival results in ROSELLA, a phase 3 study in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, delivering a statistically significant...

FDA rejections for oncolytic virus melanoma therapy

April 12, 2026

FDA has again refused to move forward with Replimune’s oncolytic virus therapy for advanced melanoma, according to reports tied to another complete response letter. The agency said the company...