electroCore Announces Completion of Enrollment in SAVIOR-1 Study of Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation (nVNS) in COVID-19 Patients Exhibiting…
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ROCKAWAY, N.J., Feb. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- electroCore, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECOR), a commercial-stage bioelectronic medicine company, today announced the completion of patient enrollment in SAVIOR-1, a prospective, randomized, controlled study evaluating vagus nerve stimulation in patients who exhibit respiratory symptoms due to COVID-19. This study is being conducted at the Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Spain.
aTyr Pharma Announces New tRNA Synthetase Discovery Programs
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Advancement of selected AARS and DARS fragments primarily targeting cancer
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Zogenix to Release Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2020 Financial Results and Host Conference Call and Webcast on February 25
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EMERYVILLE, Calif., Feb. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zogenix (NASDAQ: ZGNX), a global biopharmaceutical company developing rare disease therapies, today announced that it will report its financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2020 and host a corporate update conference call and webcast after the market close, on Thursday, February 25, 2021, at 4:30 PM Eastern Time.
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scPharmaceuticals to Present at the 10th Annual SVB Leerink Global Healthcare Conference
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BURLINGTON, Mass., Feb. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- scPharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: SCPH), a pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products that have the potential to optimize the delivery of infused therapies, advance patient care, and reduce healthcare costs, today announced that John Tucker, president & chief executive officer, is scheduled to present at the 10th Annual SVB Leerink Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, February 24 at 11:20 EDT.
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Syneos Health Identifies Important Drivers of Change Expected to Disrupt Healthcare
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Shared Commitment to Change, New Prescriber Realities, Model Evolution and Engagement Transformation Expected to be Critical Drivers Shared Commitment to Change, New Prescriber Realities, Model Evolution and Engagement Transformation Expected to be Critical Drivers
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Outlook Therapeutics Reports Final Visit for Last Patient in Open-Label Safety Study for ONS-5010/LYTENAVA™ (bevacizumab-vikg)
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Topline results from open-label safety study (NORSE THREE) on target for Q2 2021 Topline results from open-label safety study (NORSE THREE) on target for Q2 2021
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Acer Therapeutics Announces Topline Results from its Bioequivalence Trial of ACER-001 Compared to BUPHENYL® Under Fed Conditions
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Albireo Presents Odevixibat Commercialization Road to $1 Billion
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Gain Therapeutics Presents Positive Pre-Clinical Data Supportive of In Vitro Target Engagement for Gaucher Disease, GM1 Gangliosidosis and Morquio B…
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STAR candidates for the treatment of Gaucher Disease enhance GCase activity in a neuronal cell model and reduce toxic accumulation of GCase substrate
Ocuphire to Participate in the 2021 BIO CEO & Investor Conference and Cantor Fitzgerald’s Panel on Eyeing Key Events in the Ophthalmology Space…
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FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Feb. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ocuphire Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCUP), a clinical-stage ophthalmic biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapies for the treatment of several eye disorders, announced today that Mina Sooch, Chief Executive Officer will present a corporate overview at the 2021 BIO CEO & Investor Conference and participate in select one-on-one investor meetings from February 16 to 18, 2021. Ocuphire’s management will also participate in Cantor Fitzgerald’s Eyeing Key Events and Programs in the Ophthalmology Space in 2021 Panel on February 19, 2021 at 10:30am EST.
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Senti Bio to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Senti Bio, a leading gene circuit company, today announced that company leadership will participate in two upcoming investor conferences.
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ORYZON Announces FDA Orphan Drug Designation Granted to iadademstat for Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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MADRID, Spain and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oryzon Genomics, S.A. (ISIN Code: ES0167733015, ORY), a public clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging epigenetics to develop therapies in diseases with strong unmet medical need, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to the company’s first-in-class LSD1 inhibitor iadademstat for the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Iadademstat is an investigational, oral, small molecule covalent inhibitor of the epigenetic enzyme LSD1, a chromatin remodeler that interacts with a variety of transcription factors involved in leukemia and other cancers.
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Theratechnologies to Announce Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2020
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MONTREAL, Feb. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Theratechnologies Inc. (TSX: TH) (NASDAQ: THTX) (Theratechnologies), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies announced, today that it will issue its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended November 30, 2020 on Thursday, February 25, 2021.
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WeedMD Inc. Announces Increase in Bought Deal Equity Financing to $17.5 Million
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Outlook on the Cell Therapy Global Market to 2027 – Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecasts – Yahoo Finance
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Dublin, Feb. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Cell Therapy Market by Cell Type, Therapy Type, Therapeutic Area, and End User: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2020-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The global cell therapy market accounted for $7,754. 89 million in 2019, and is expected to reach $48,115. 40 million by 2027, registering a CAGR of 25. 6% from 2020 to 2027.
Cell therapy involves administration of somatic cell preparations for treatment of diseases or traumatic damages. Cell therapy aims to introduce new, healthy cells into a patient's body to replace diseased or missing ones.
This is attributed to the fact that specialized cells, such as brain cells, are difficult to obtain from human body. In addition, specialized cells typically have a limited ability to multiply, making it difficult to produce sufficient number of cells required for certain cell therapies. Some of these issues can be overcome through the use of stem cells. In addition, cells such as blood and bone marrow cells, mature, immature & solid tissue cells, adult stem cells, and embryonic stem cells are widely used in cell therapy procedures.
Moreover, transplanted cells including induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), embryonic stem cells (ESCs), neural stem cells (NSCs), and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are divided broadly into two main groups including autologous cells and non-autologous cells. Development of precision medicine and advancements in Advanced Therapies Medicinal Products (ATMPS) in context to their efficiency and manufacturing are expected to be the major drivers for the market. Furthermore, automation in adult stem cells and cord blood processing and storage are the key technological advancements that fuel growth of the market for cell therapy.
In addition, growth in aging patient population, The rise in cell therapy transplantations globally, and surge in disease awareness drive growth of the global cell therapy market. Furthermore, The rise in adoption of human cells over animal cells for cell therapeutics research, technological advancements in field of cell therapy, and increase in incidences of diseases such as cancer, cardiac abnormalities, and organ failure are the key factors that drive growth of the global market.
Moreover, implementation of stringent government regulations regarding the use of cell therapy is anticipated to restrict growth of the market. On the contrary, surge in number of regulations to promote stem cell therapy and increase in funds for research in developing countries are expected to offer lucrative opportunities to the market in the future.
The global cell therapy market is categorized on the basis of therapy type, therapeutic area, cell type, end user, and region. On the basis of therapy type, the market is segregated into autologous and allogenic. By therapeutics, it is classified into malignancies, musculoskeletal disorders, autoimmune disorders, dermatology, and others.
The global cell therapy market is categorized on the basis of therapy type, therapeutic, cell type, end user and region. On the basis of therapy type, the market is segregated into autologous and allogenic. By therapeutic area, it is classified into malignancies, musculoskeletal disorders, autoimmune disorders, dermatology, and others. On the basis of cell type, it is segregated into stem cell therapy and non-stem cell type. On the basis of end user, it is segregated into hospital & clinics and academic & research institutes. On the basis of region, the market is studied across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.
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The study provides an in-depth analysis of the global cell therapy market along with the current trends and future estimations to elucidate the imminent investment pockets.
Comprehensive analysis of factors that drive and restrict the market growth is provided in the report.
Comprehensive quantitative analysis of the industry from 2019 to 2027 is provided to enable the stakeholders to capitalize on the prevailing market opportunities.
Extensive analysis of the key segments of the industry helps in understanding the forms and types of cell therapy used across the globe.
Key market players and their strategies have been analyzed to understand the competitive outlook of the market.
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Chapter 1: Introduction1.1. Report Description1.2. Key Benefits for Stakeholders1.3. Key Market Segments1.4. Research Methodology1.4.1. Secondary Research1.4.2. Primary Research1.4.3. Analyst Tools & Models
Chapter 2: Executive Summary2.1. Key Findings of the Study2.2. Cxo Perspective
Chapter 3: Market Overview3.1. Market Definition and Scope3.2. Key Findings3.2.1. Top Player Positioning3.2.2. Top Investment Pockets3.2.3. Top Winning Strategies3.3. Porter'S Five Forces Analysis3.4. Impact Analysis3.4.1. Drivers3.4.1.1. Technological Advancements in the Field of Cell Therapy3.4.1.2. The Rise in Number of Cell Therapy Clinical Studies3.4.1.3. The Rise in Adoption of Regenerative Medicine3.4.2. Restraint3.4.2.1. Developing Stage and Pricing3.4.3. Opportunity3.4.3.1. High Growth Potential in Emerging Markets3.5. Impact of Covid-19 on Cell Therapy Market
Chapter 4: Cell Therapy Market, by Cell Type4.1. Overview4.1.1. Market Size and Forecast4.2. Stem Cell4.2.1. Key Market Trends and Opportunities4.2.2. Market Size and Forecast, by Region4.2.3. Market Size and Forecast, by Type4.2.3.1. Bone Marrow, Market Size and Forecast4.2.3.2. Blood, Market Size and Forecast4.2.3.3. Umbilical Cord-Derived, Market Size and Forecast4.2.3.4. Adipose-Derived Stem Cell, Market Size and Forecast4.2.3.5. Others (Placenta, and Nonspecific Cells), Market Size and Forecast4.3. Non-Stem Cell4.3.1. Key Market Trends and Opportunities4.3.2. Market Size and Forecast, by Region
Chapter 5: Cell Therapy Market, by Therapy Type5.1. Overview5.1.1. Market Size and Forecast5.2. Autologous5.2.1. Key Market Trends and Opportunities5.2.2. Market Size and Forecast, by Region5.2.3. Market Analysis, by Country5.3. Allogeneic5.3.1. Key Market Trends and Opportunities5.3.2. Market Size and Forecast, by Region5.3.3. Market Analysis, by Country
Chapter 6: Cell Therapy Market, by Therapeutic Area6.1. Overview6.1.1. Market Size and Forecast6.2. Malignancies6.2.1. Market Size and Forecast, by Region6.2.2. Market Analysis, by Country6.3. Musculoskeletal Disorders6.3.1. Market Size and Forecast, by Region6.3.2. Market Analysis, by Country6.4. Autoimmune Disorders6.4.1. Market Size and Forecast, by Region6.4.2. Market Analysis, by Country6.5. Dermatology6.5.1. Market Size and Forecast, by Region6.5.2. Market Analysis, by Country6.6. Others6.6.1. Market Size and Forecast, by Region6.6.2. Market Analysis, by Country
Chapter 7: Cell Therapy Market, by End-user7.1. Overview7.1.1. Market Size and Forecast7.2. Hospitals & Clinics7.2.1. Key Market Trends and Opportunities7.2.2. Market Size and Forecast, by Region7.2.3. Market Analysis, by Country7.3. Academic & Research Institutes7.3.1. Key Market Trends and Opportunities7.3.2. Market Size and Forecast, by Region7.3.3. Market Analysis, by Country
Chapter 8: Cell Therapy Market, by Region8.1. Overview8.2. North America8.3. Europe8.4. Asia-Pacific8.5. LAMEA
Chapter 9: Company Profiles9.1. Allosource9.1.1. Company Overview9.1.2. Company Snapshot9.1.3. Operating Business Segments9.1.4. Product Portfolio9.1.5. Key Strategic Moves and Developments9.2. Cells for Cells9.2.1. Company Overview9.2.2. Company Snapshot9.2.3. Operating Business Segments9.2.4. Product Portfolio9.3. Holostem Terapie Avanzate Srl9.3.1. Company Overview9.3.2. Company Snapshot9.3.3. Operating Business Segments9.3.4. Product Portfolio9.4. Jcr Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.9.4.1. Company Overview9.4.2. Company Snapshot9.4.3. Operating Business Segments9.4.4. Product Portfolio9.4.5. Business Performance9.4.6. Key Strategic Moves and Developments9.5. Kolon Tissuegene, Inc.9.5.1. Company Overview9.5.2. Company Snapshot9.5.3. Operating Business Segments9.5.4. Product Portfolio9.5.5. Key Strategic Moves and Developments9.6. Medipost Co. Ltd.9.6.1. Company Overview9.6.2. Company Snapshot9.6.3. Operating Business Segments9.6.4. Product Portfolio9.6.5. Business Performance9.7. Mesoblast Ltd9.7.1. Company Overview9.7.2. Company Snapshot9.7.3. Operating Business Segments9.7.4. Product Portfolio9.7.5. Business Performance9.8. Nuvasive, Inc.9.8.1. Company Overview9.8.2. Company Snapshot9.8.3. Operating Business Segments9.8.4. Product Portfolio9.8.5. Business Performance9.9. Osiris Therapeutics, Inc.9.9.1. Company Overview9.9.2. Company Snapshot9.9.3. Operating Business Segments9.9.4. Product Portfolio9.10. Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc.9.10.1. Company Overview9.10.2. Company Snapshot9.10.3. Operating Business Segments9.10.4. Product Portfolio
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Autologous Stem Cell Based Therapies Market Global Expansion by Key Segments and Industry Dynamics From 2021 to 2026 Atlantic Financial Management -…
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PM Modi Waives off Rs 6 Crore Tax on Imported Medicine for 6-month-old Baby Girl from Mumbai – News18
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For baby Teera Kamat, who has been on the earth for a mere six months, every day has been a struggle for existence and a grim reminder to her parents about the fragile little being that needed a miracle to be saved. Mumbai-born Teera is suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a very rare medical condition that often does not let children live beyond 5 months of age and her condition requires a lot of money for the treatment.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a humanitarian move, decided to waive off Rs 6 crore as a GST amount against Rs 16 crore of imported medicines that are required to treat Teera. Baby Teera's parents Priyanka and Mihir Kamat have raised Rs 16 crore through crowdfunding for their daughter who needs a surgery to be cured. It also includes the cost of the medicine Zolgensma which has to be imported from the US. The tax exemption for baby's treatment amounts to at least Rs 6.5 crore and it includes 23 percent import duty and 12 percent Goods Services Tax.
The infant's parents had earlier appealed to PM Modi in October last year about Teeras medical condition and in January this year. The Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis also wrote to the Prime Minister and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman reiterating the request to exempt taxes on the medicine import.
It is a type of genetic disorder and a motor neuron disease that results in a person not having any control over movement of their muscles due because of the lack of nerve cells, in their spinal cord and/or brain stem.
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) results in muscle wasting and weakness. For someone suffering from SMA, it is very difficult to stand, walk and control their movements. Some intense forms of the SMA can also result in inability to breathe and swallow.
SMA can either occur at birth or even appear at stages of life and they can affect one's life expectancy depending upon the seriousness and the type of the SMA.
So far, there has been no cure of SMA, but certain medicines do help, such as nusinersen (Spinraza) and onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi (Zolgensma), that help slow the disease's progress.
The types of SMA depend on when they start showing up in a patient and how the symptoms vary in them. There are basically four kinds of SMA, as National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke list, which affects symptoms and life expectancy.
The first type of SMA, or Werdnig-Hoffmann disease appears before the infant is even 6 months of age. The child might be born with difficulty in breathing and the serious condition can turn fatal if there's no treatment.
Those with SMA type II will start showing symptoms of the disease usually when they are between 6 and 18 months of age. These children can sit but will not be able to walk or stand without helped and without treatment, they might just lose their power to sit as well.
Children with SMA type III or Kugelberg-Welander disease start showing symptoms after they are 18 months of age and can walk on their own. They however, experience difficultly in walking or running and other such physical exercises related to legs.
Those with SMA type IV usually develop the symptoms after they are over 21 years of age ad have minor muscle weakness and other issues. It doesn't affect one's life expectancy.
The USA Food and Drug Administration has approved the Zolgensma gene therapy for children who show the signs of the disease and are less than 2 years. Last year in August, the FDA also gave its nod to the orally-administered drug risdiplam (Evrysdi) for patients who are older than two months of age and are diagnosed with SMA.
Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and rehabilitation are some measures that can be taken to help improve posture, stop joint immobility and help in case of muscle weakness and atrophy.
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Engineered stem cells that evade immune detection could …
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Sana Biotechnology was founded in 2018 with a mission of solving some of the most difficult challenges in gene and cell therapy. Toward that end, the company is engineering hypoimmune stem cells that can evade detection and destruction by the immune system.
Now, some of Sanas founders, who are scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), are describing how these engineered stem cells are able to shut down the immune systems natural killer (NK) cells. They believe their findings could enhance the development of implantable cell therapies, as well as cancer immunotherapies, they reported in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.
The ability to evade NK cells could enhance a range of experimental treatments, including implants of insulin-producing cells for patients with diabetes and cardiac cells to repair heart damage. These cells are typically rejected by the immune systema problem hypoimmune stem cells were designed to circumvent.
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The UCSF team used gene modification technology to design the cells so they avoid the immune responses that are either built into the bodys defense system or learned. The researchers achieved that feat by engineering the cells to express the protein CD47, which shuts down innate immune cells by activating signal regulatory protein alpha, or SIRP-alpha.
The researchers were surprised to discover that the hypoimmune stem cells were able to escape NK cells, even though NK cells were not previously known to express SIRP-alpha. Rather than studying lab-grown cell lines, they took cells directly from patients. Thats where they found SIRP-alpha.
Whats more, the UCSF team discovered that NK cells begin to express SIRP-alpha after they are activated by cytokines that are typically abundant in inflammatory states.
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To further prove out the utility of engineered stem cells, the UCSF researchers implanted cells with rhesus macaque CD47 into monkeys. They documented the activation of SIRP-alpha in NK cells. Those NK cells did not kill the transplanted cells.
A similar technique could be used, but in reverse, to implant pig cardiac cells into people, the UCSF team argued. If human CD47 were engineered into pig heart cells, they could be implanted into people without risking rejection by NK cells, they suggested.
Sana made waves in 2018 when it raised a whopping $700 million in a single venture round from the likes of Arch Venture Partners, Flagship Pioneering and Bezos Expeditions. We believe that one of, if not the most, important thing happening in medicine over the next several decades is the ability to modulate genes, use cells as medicines, and engineer cells, said Steve Harr, president and CEO of Sana, at the time.
Sana did not provide materials or funding for the new study, but it is now developing the hypoimmune stem cell technology for clinical testing.
The UCSF team believes their findings could also boost cancer immunotherapy. The engineered cells could help combat checkpoints that allow tumors to evade immune detection, they said.
"Many tumors have low levels of self-identifying MHC-I protein and some compensate by overexpressing CD47 to keep immune cells at bay," said Lewis Lanier, Ph.D., director of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, in a statement. "This might be the sweet spot for antibody therapies that target CD47."
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One World Pharma Secures $3 Million Investment Commitment From ISIAH International
By Dr. Matthew Watson
LAS VEGAS, NV, Feb. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- One World Pharma Inc. (OTC: OWPC), (“OWP” or the “Company”), a U.S. based, fully licensed, pure-play hemp and cannabis ingredient producer in Colombia, is pleased to announce an agreement with ISIAH International, LLC, the holding company of its CEO, Isiah Thomas, to invest $3 million into One World Pharma, Inc.
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Lee’s Pharmaceutical Announces Its Anti-PD-L1 Antibody Socazolimab, Licensed From Sorrento Therapeutics, Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation…
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HONG KONG and SAN DIEGO, Feb. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- China Oncology Focus Limited (COF), an affiliate of Lee's Pharmaceutical Holdings Limited (Lee's Pharma, HKEX: 950), and Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (Sorrento, Nasdaq: SRNE), today announced that its anti-PD-L1 antibody, socazolimab, licensed from Sorrento to COF for the greater China territory, has been granted breakthrough therapy designation (BTD) by the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to treat recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.
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