Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News

Laureate Pharma to Manufacture Trubion’s Cancer Candidate

Trubion retains development and commercialization rights to treatment for NHL and CLL.

Laureate Pharma will produce Trubion Pharmaceuticals’ non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) drug candidate. TRU-016 targets CD37, an antigen present on B cells.

The company expects to file an IND for TRU-016 in the second half of 2007 after completing preclinical testing.
Trubion currently retains all development and commercialization rights for the TRU-016 program.