CIS Pharma attends EMSO sarcoma symposium in Milano
Milano, Italy, Monday February 3 to Wednesday February 5, 2020 – CIS Pharma attends the sarcoma symposium of the European Society for Medical Oncology, EMSO, in Milano. The event is a highly specialized meeting bringing together medical minds working on these tumor types. The symposium offered a good platform for CIS Pharma to discuss its oncology pipeline with known oncologists specialized in sarcoma and other rare cancers like gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) as well as desmoids. The symposium is known as the place of choice for international networking and collaboration, featuring discussions with the key opinion leaders in these rare sub-entities.
About CIS Pharma antibody-drug conjugates, ADCs, and antibody radionuclide conjugates, ARCs
ADCs, antibody-drug conjugates, are a class of highly potent drugs for the treatment of cancer. Conventional ADCs are composed of a chemotherapeutic drug that is conjugated directly to an antibody targeting cancer cells. CIS Pharma has developed a polymer-drug-carrier, PDC, that is loaded with anticancer moieties and consequently linked to the antibody. The PDC platform allows for customization and optimization of ADCs for a given target and indication.
ARCs, antibody-radionuclide conjugates, are a form of radiotherapy, where a radionuclide molecule is linked to an antibody. CIS Pharma has developed a radionuclide-specific PDC that is optimized to conjugate radionuclides to an antibody. Radionuclides, such as Lutetium-177 or Iodine-131 are radioactive isotopes that emit radiation that kill cancer cells. Other radionuclides such as Indium-111 or Zirconium-89 are used for imaging and localization of cancer cells and to monitor the progress of cancer treatment.
Theranostics is a concept that refers to the integration of imaging and therapy in a single system, allowing therapy and follow-up of the treatment. CIS Pharma PDC's are designed to conjugate both imaging and therapeutic compounds in a single system to simultaneously treat and monitor cancer. Alternatively, the identical antibody-polymer-drug-carrier-system is loaded in a first step with imaging radio-isotopes to then load in a second run therapeutic radio-isotopes to treat cancer.
About CIS Pharma AG
CIS Pharma AG is an innovator in the life science industry. The company was founded in 1952 and is family owned. In our laboratories, we synthesize novel molecules, develop new biomaterials and create cutting-edge medical devices. Our mission is to improve the risk-benefit profile of therapeutics that are the standard of care, thereby improving patient's experience and treatment outcome. Medical need, patient centricity and digital technology are key to our research and development programs. CIS Pharma is located in the region of Basel, Switzerland, one of the most successful life sciences locations in the world. For more information about the company, visit our website www.cis-pharma.com.
Christoph Schäfer2021-04-21T12:08:18+02:00ADC, Conference, polymer-drug carrier|0 Kommentare
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