Immuno-Oncology's Next Wave: Key Targets And Emerging Players

Doesn't every biopharma company have an immuno-oncology strategy these days? It certainly seems that way, considering the number of drug developers that are labeling their therapeutic candidates as immunotherapies regardless of whether the description truly fits their asset.

While there are plenty of drug makers that aren't developing cancer treatments, there's no denying that immuno-oncology (IO) is the hottest ticket in biopharma today based on the ever-increasing number of novel IO targets, the growing pipeline of immunotherapies in development, and the volume of dealmaking in the space.

The companies who've been first to market with programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) and PD ligand-1 (PD-L1) checkpoint inhibitors are leading...

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