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AdAlta says a 10-year, up to US$120 million agreement between manufacturing partner Oribiotech and an undisclosed commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company validates its choice of IRO automation for future cellular immunotherapies. The deal does not create direct revenue for AdAlta, and its lead asset EW-001 will continue with a separate manufacturing process.

Immutep has narrowed eftilagimod alfa’s potential registration pathway to PD-L1-negative head and neck cancer and neoadjuvant soft tissue sarcoma after identifying product differences between manufacturing scales used in earlier studies and TACTI-004. A new 200 L manufacturing run is planned, but replacement trials are not targeted to start until the second half of 2027 and remain subject to regulatory, funding and partnering decisions.

AdAlta’s partner SHcell has gained regulatory approval to provide the BZDS1901 CAR-T therapy to advanced mesothelioma patients in China’s Hainan Boao Lecheng special access zone, marking a key milestone in real-world data collection and treatment availability.

Percheron Therapeutics has partnered with Vanderbilt Health to initiate a clinical trial testing HMBD-002 in combination with standard treatments for high-risk acute myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndrome, targeting a recruitment start in late 2026.

Radiopharm Theranostics has dosed the first patient in the second cohort of its Phase 1/2a trial for RV-01, a radiopharmaceutical targeting B7-H3 expressing solid tumors, marking a key dose escalation milestone.

AdAlta Limited (ASX:1AD) has progressed its ‘East to West’ cellular immunotherapy strategy by securing its first CAR-T asset, advancing Australian manufacturing and US FDA regulatory engagement, while raising A$5.3 million in FY2026 and reporting a net loss of $4.68 million.

AdAlta’s lead CAR-T therapy EW-001 has achieved a rare clinical milestone with one mesothelioma patient remaining cancer-free two years after treatment, and a second reaching one-year survival, underscoring the therapy’s potential durability in a notoriously difficult cancer.

Arovella Therapeutics secured ethics approval and manufactured its first clinical batch of ALA-101, targeting blood cancers, while progressing its solid tumour program and refining autoimmune strategies. The company ended the quarter with $14.4 million in cash, supporting imminent clinical milestones.

Noxopharm reported significant progress in its Sofra technology, highlighting enhanced cancer drug potential and preparations for a US FDA clinical trial, while managing tight cash reserves.

Immutep’s INSIGHT-003 trial shows promising overall survival in first-line non-squamous NSCLC, yet the Phase III TACTI-004 trial was discontinued following a futility analysis. Ongoing root cause investigations aim to clarify the divergent outcomes.

AdAlta has met a key US$1 million milestone payment under its China collaboration, gaining critical clinical data and securing proprietary materials for Australian manufacturing of its lead CAR-T therapy BZDS1901.

Noxopharm has unveiled new data showing its Sofra technology dramatically boosts TLR8 activation, a key immune pathway, potentially reshaping cancer immunotherapy.