Nektar has said it will cut 70% of its workforce in the wake of the comprehensive failure in trials of its immuno-oncology candidate bempegaldesleukin, which was discontinued last week.
Compared to a ‘critical organ’ that had been largely ignored, companies working to develop microbiome-based therapies believe there is untapped potential in the area.
Shares in Nkarta more than doubled yesterday on the results of early-stage clinical that suggested it could be on to a winner with its natural kill (NK) cell therapy platform.
Roche is on the brink of its first regulatory approval for what could be the first bispecific antibody targeting CD3 and CD20 – mosunetuzumab – after getting a positive opinion for the drug
AstraZeneca's anti-CTLA4 antibody tremelimumab is moving closer to what once looked like an extremely unlikely regulatory approval, after a string of negative trial results.