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    For the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, the bispecific γδ T cell binding antibody LAVA-051 obtained FDA orphan drug certification

    • Last Update: 2021-10-20
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    Clinical-stage biotechnology company LAVA Therapeutics NV today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration Administration ( the FDA ) has granted orphan drug certification (ODD) the company's targeted CD1d LAVA-05 for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
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    CLL is an indolent lymphoproliferative disease characterized by the progressive accumulation of abnormal lymphocytes in peripheral blood, bone marrow, and lymphoid tissues, among which monoclonal B lymphocytes (>5 x 10⁹/L [>5 x 10³/μL) ]) Mainly found in peripheral blood (Figure 1)
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    If these cancer cells are mainly found in the lymph nodes, the disease is called small lymphocytic lymphoma


    Lymphoma

    Figure 1.
    Monoclonal B lymphocytes in peripheral blood

    LAVA-051 is a bispecific antibody that preferentially activates Gamma Delta T cells and type 1 natural killer T (NKT) cells to recruit the immune system to attack CD1d-expressing cancer cells
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    LAVA-051 is composed of two single domain antibodies connected by a short five amino acid glycine-serine linker


    LAVA-051 is a bispecific antibody that preferentially activates Gamma Delta T cells and type 1 natural killer T (NKT) cells to recruit the immune system to attack CD1d-expressing cancer cells


    LAVA Therapeutics President and CEO Stephen Hurly said: "We are very pleased to receive FDA orphan drug for the first certification LAVA-051, and this will help to strengthen our designated with the FDA on the development of LAVA-051 communication"


     

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