Verismo Therapeutics Inc. has received U.S. orphan drug designation from the FDA for Synkir-110 for the treatment of patients with mesothelin-expressing mesotheliomas.
A new generation of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies with advanced functions could hold the answer to improved safety and efficacy for these effective but potentially dangerous cancer therapies, shows research led by Boston University. The scientists showed it is possible to add ‘on’ or ‘off’ switches to CAR T cells, which can be activated using oral drugs with a known safety profile.