Lilly and ImaginAb Announce Preclinical Immuno-Oncology Collaboration
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Per the agreement, ImaginAb will conduct preclinical research using its immune imaging agent, IAB22M2C (a clinical anti-human CD8 probe), to detect T-cell trafficking, redirection and infiltration in response to Lilly oncology molecules. ImaginAb maintains full rights to its proprietary imaging agents used as part of the research project. Financial terms were not disclosed.
There is compelling research showing that pre-existing CD8-positive T-cells, also known as cytotoxic T-cells, are associated with favorable clinical response to anti-PD-1 therapy in melanoma.[1] IAB22M2C is a PET-based imaging agent that detects CD8-positive T-cells and provides a whole-body picture of immune response, potentially enabling better patient selection and mechanistic understanding of immune-modulating treatments.
Lilly has a robust oncology pipeline that comprises several molecules that impact the immune system, in addition to numerous other agents directly targeting the tumor, its vasculature or the surrounding microenvironment. These agents are being tested in a wide range of cancers, including breast, colorectal, gastric, skin, bladder, brain, pancreatic, liver and lung cancer.
"This collaboration demonstrates Lilly's commitment to advancing biomarker-driven cancer therapies," noted
"Selecting the proper patients for immunotherapy continues to be a major challenge for the new wave of cancer therapies coming to market," said
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Lilly Forward-Looking Statement
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" (as that term is defined in the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) regarding the research collaboration between ImaginAb and Lilly. This press release reflects Lilly's current beliefs. However, there are substantial risks and uncertainties in the process of drug research, development, and commercialization. Among other risks, there can be no guarantee that these pre-clinical imaging studies will achieve intended benefits. For further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from Lilly's expectations, please see the company's latest Forms 10-K and 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, Lilly undertakes no duty to update forward-looking
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[1] Tumeh PC et al; Nature; 515; 27th
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