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Ichnos CEO On The ‘ASH Of Bispecifics’, Progress With Trispecific

 
• By Anju Ghangurde

Ichnos’ CEO Dr Cyril Konto highlights promising early data presented at ASH for the firm’s trispecific antibody in multiple myeloma versus teclistamab and alnuctamab. He also outlines why the US-based spin out of Glenmark isn’t considering the special purpose acquisition company alternative to the conventional IPO.  

Ichnos progresses myeloma assets • Source: Shutterstock

The recently concluded American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting could well be “re-baptized as the ASH of bispecifics”, said Ichnos Sciences, Inc. president and CEO, Dr Cyril Konto, highlighting the potential of the growing class of antibody-based immunotherapies.

In an interview with Scrip, Konto, who was at the 64th ASH meeting in New Orleans earlier this month, outlined ‘tremendous progress’ made in the area, referring not just to Ichnos’ own promising pipeline that includes bispecifics and a trispecific antibody, but also leading player Janssen Pharmaceutical Cos

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