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NextPoint Could Treat PD-L1 Negative Cancer Patients With HHLA2-Targeted Approach

 
• By Ayisha Sharma

Emerging Company Profile: Backed by strong academic talent and a recent $80m fundraising, the US biotech is on a mission to address the unmet medical need in PD-L1 negative cancer by targeting the HHLA2 pathway.  

Emerging Company Profile: NextPoint Therapeutics
PD-L1 Negative Cancer Patients Have Fewer Treatment Options • Source: Shutterstock

NextPoint Therapeutics believes it can advance the next big breakthrough in precision immuno-oncology by targeting HHLA2, an antigen commonly expressed in the tumors of the underserved population of PD-L1 negative cancer patients.

The firm was founded in 2018 by two reputed academics with strong track records: Gordon Freeman of the Dana-Farber Cancer...

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