Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly relying on biomarkers to deliver precision medicine in immuno-oncology. Biomarkers can accelerate drug development and reduce the overall cost; they also allow sponsors to identify failed treatments sooner so that resources are not wasted on expensive, late-stage trials with unsafe or inactive compounds. Finally, these tests …
Advancements and Challenges of Imaging in the Immuno-Oncology Space
Immunotherapy agents (IO) are increasingly being used to treat solid tumors due to their dramatic effects on tumor response. However, the assessment of tumor response is not always straightforward given their unique mechanisms of action which include enhancing immune cell infiltration and activation in tumors. Current standard imaging techniques …
The State of Modeling Preclinical Immuno-Oncology Pharmacology
The field of cancer immunology or immuno-oncology (I/O) dates back to the 1890’s with efforts by William Coley to treat malignancies by infection with certain bacterial strains.1 Fast forward 120 years, and we have observed the clinical success of multiple checkpoint inhibitor antibodies against cancer specific T cell negative regulatory pathways …