Zydus Cadila Joins IO Therapy League With XOMA Tie-up

IL-2 Therapy Use So Far Limited By Toxicities

Cadila Healthcare has entered the immuno-oncology race by inking a licensing agreement with US-based XOMA for a drug candidate that combines the Indian firm's interleukin-2 with the latter’s novel anti-IL-2 monoclonal antibody

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Cadila Healthcare Ltd., the flagship firm of India's Zydus Cadila group, has entered the league of companies researching interleukin (IL) therapies through a tie-up with Emeryville, California-based Xoma Corp. for an immuno-oncology (IO) drug candidate that combines Zydus’s IL-2 product with XOMA’s novel anti-IL-2 monoclonal antibody.

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