KAHR Receives Investment from Cancer Focus Fund to Support Phase 1/2 Study of KAHR s Lead Anti-CD47 Candidate in Blood Cancers
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Mereo BioPharma and Cancer Focus Fund Announce Partnership for Phase 1b/2 Study of Etigilimab in Clear Cell Ovarian Cancer
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Published: Apr 30, 2021
LONDON and REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and HOUSTON, Texas, April 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Mereo BioPharma Group plc (NASDAQ: MREO) (“Mereo” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on oncology and rare diseases, and Cancer Focus Fund, LP, a unique venture capital fund established in collaboration with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (“MD Anderson”) to provide funding and clinical expertise to advance promising cancer therapies, today announced a partnership to evaluate Mereo’s lead anti-TIGIT therapeutic antibody candidate, etigilimab, in clear cell ovarian cancer, a rare cancer that accounts for approximately 5–10% of all ovarian carcinomas in North America.
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Agreement builds on successful preclinical studies in gastrointestinal cancers through the joint Virtual Research and Development Center (VRDC)
The continued collaboration will explore lung cancer targeting KRAS and TRAILR2 molecules from Boehringer Ingelheim s growing portfolio of cancer treatments and builds on its commitment to delivering first-in-class treatment options to people living with cancer
Boehringer Ingelheim and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced the extension and expansion of their joint Virtual Research and Development Center (VRDC) to explore new molecules from Boehringer Ingelheim s KRAS (Kirsten rat sarcoma) and TRAILR2 (TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptor 2) portfolios for the potential treatment of lung cancer, particularly non-small cell lung cancer.