August 12, 2024 - 🧬 [nGram] Today’s Oncology Scoop: Halda Therapeutics Secures $126M, Kiromic BioPharma Trial Update


  1. Halda Therapeutics secures $126 million financing to advance RIPTAC cancer therapies
    • Halda Therapeutics raised $126 million in a Series B extension, bringing total funding to $202 million.
    • Funding will advance two RIPTAC candidates into clinical trials for metastatic prostate and breast cancer.
    • Lead candidate HLD-0915 to start Phase 1 trial for metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer in H1 2025.
    • Financing will also support team expansion and development of additional RIPTAC-based products.
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  2. Kiromic BioPharma provides update on part 1 of the Deltacel-01 trial
    • Kiromic BioPharma reports interim results for Part 1 of its Deltacel-01 Phase 1 clinical trial.
    • The trial evaluates Deltacel (KB-GDT-01) in patients with stage 4 metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
    • Progression-Free Survival (PFS) for five patients ranged from 2 to 8 months, averaging 4.8 months.
    • No dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) reported; one patient withdrew due to an unrelated adverse event.
    • The last patient in Part 1 started treatment on August 6th; early safety outcomes expected in September and efficacy results in October.
    • Part 2 of the Deltacel-01 study is set to begin in September.
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