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Centre for Drug Development news archive

Explore our archive of news, features and press releases from us and our partners, including new collaborations, licensing, clinical trial milestones and results.

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2024

First patient dosed in CDD Phase 2 trial of new pancreatic drug ginisortamab 

Beyond Borders: going global with clinical trials 

CDD and the Norwegian Cancer Society partner to bring more novel treatments into the clinic 

First patient dosed in CDD Phase 1 trial of Aleta Biotherapeutics' CAR T cell engager 

Cancer Research UK and Stitch strengthen their partnership, collaborating on two new studies 

Director of our Formulation Unit awarded OBE  

2023

Cancer Research UK appoints new director to lead its Centre for Drug Development   

A Trial Looking at the Use of Camostat in People Who Have Tested Positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) (SPIKE-1) (SPIKE-1)  

Cancer Research UK and Guardant Health launch collaboration to advance cancer research and clinical development activities 

Cancer Research UK and the KWF Dutch Cancer Society enter partnership to bring multiple drugs into clinical development  

Hummingbird Bioscience Announces Positive Phase I Clinical Data for HMBD-001 Monotherapy Trial at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress 2023  

Patients with rare cancers given hope by UK-led ‘drug-match’ trial  

Sosei Heptares and Cancer Research UK announce the dosing of the first patient in a Phase 1/2a trial with cancer immunotherapy drug HTL0039732  

New class of antibody drug shows promise for cancer patients  

Topline Phase 1 study results with VAC2 for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer  

Cancer Research UK joins European precision cancer medicine trial consortium  

Study Details | Phase I Study of MOv18 IgE 

Cancer Research UK signs multi-project collaboration with UCB to advance oncology antibody candidates  

Hummingbird Bioscience exercises its option to license clinical trial results from Cancer Research UK 

2022

Novartis joins Cancer Research UK trial for rare cancers  

App for patients on a clinical trial piloted by Cancer Research UK  

Precision medicine trial opens for rare adult and paediatric cancers 

Aleta Biotherapeutics Receives Innovation Passport Designation for Biologic CAR T-Cell Therapy Engager ALETA-001 

Cancer Research UK and Sosei Heptares sign agreement to advance cancer immunotherapy candidate into clinical trials 

Cancer Research UK reveals innovation engine underpinned by £400m portfolio of cutting-edge discovery science 

Intermittent PI3Kδ inhibition sustains anti-tumour immunity and curbs irAEs  

Study Details | A Phase I Trial of AZD3965 in Patients With Advanced Cancer 

Cancer Research UK and Teon Therapeutics announce first patient dosed in clinical trial for hard-to-treat solid cancers 

World Cancer Day: Celebrating Life-Saving Research  

Tailored Patient Involvement in Clinical Trials 

Cancer Research UK dose first patient in phase I/IIa trial of lung cancer immunotherapy vaccine 

2021

Cancer researchers across the UK join forces to find drugs for rare cancers 

Cancer Research UK announces first patient dosed in trial for hard-to-treat cancers 

Aleta Biotherapeutics and Cancer Research UK collaborate to advance blood cancer therapy into the clinic 

Funding bodies should foster partnerships between industry and academia 

2020

Teon Therapeutics Announces Approval for Collaboration with Cancer Research UK 

Antitumor activity without on-target off-tumor toxicity of GD2–chimeric antigen receptor T cells in patients with neuroblastoma 

Lineage Cell Therapeutics Announces Early Exercise of Option with Cancer Research UK for Immuno-Oncology Cell Therapy Program 

Bicycle Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase IIa Trial of Bicycle® Toxin Conjugate BT1718 

2019

First-in-human trial for new lung cancer immunotherapy 

BioInvent signs manufacturing agreement with Cancer Research UK expected to generate approximately SEK 30 million (~$3 million) 

A Medidata and Cancer Research UK Podcast | Patient Centricity Within Clinical Trials