Weekly Digest - October 2024

Weekly Digest - October 2024

21 Oct 2024: Adcentrx Therapeutics announces FDA clearance of Investigational New Drug Application for ADRX-0405, a potential first-in-class ADC targeting STEAP1 for the treatment of advanced solid tumors

  • Adcentrx Therapeutics has received FDA clearance for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for ADRX-0405, aimed at treating advanced solid tumors
  • This next-generation ADC targets the STEAP1 protein, which is upregulated in prostate cancer and other malignancies but has limited expression in healthy tissue
  • ADRX-0405 utilizes Adcentrx’s proprietary i-Conjugation technology, featuring protease-cleavable linkers and stable conjugation chemistry, resulting in a highly stable ADC with a drug-to-antibody ratio of eight
  • The company expects to enroll the first patient in the trial in the fourth quarter of 2024, with an initial data readout anticipated in the fourth quarter of 2025

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