Avalon GloboCare Signs MOU to Form Strategic Partnership with Lu Daopei Hematology Institute to Develop Precision Companion Diagnostics for Cellular Therapy
18 5월 2022 - 10:00PM
Avalon GloboCare Corp. (NASDAQ: AVCO), a leading global developer
of innovative cell-based technologies and therapeutics, announced
today that the Company has signed a memorandum of understanding
(MOU) with Lu Daopei Hematology Institute (“LDHI”) to co-develop
precision companion diagnostics (CDx) for chimeric antigen receptor
(CAR)-T cell therapies.
LDHI is a premiere hematology research institute
with a state-of-the-art facility and expert capabilities for
developing precision diagnostics based on personalized genomic,
proteomic, transcriptomic and metabolomic platforms. Through this
strategic partnership with LDHI, Avalon plans to expand its R&D
pipeline to include innovative companion diagnostics in association
with its ongoing and future cellular immunotherapy-related clinical
programs.
To further strengthen its CDx development
capabilities, Avalon has appointed Dr. Hongxing Liu, M.D., M.S.,
Executive President of LDHI and a world-renowned expert in
precision diagnostics for hematologic malignancies, to its
Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board.
A CDx is a medical device or test, which
provides personalized patient information that is essential for the
safe and effective use of a highly tailored or targeted therapeutic
treatment. A CDx may help a health care professional understand
whether the benefits of a therapeutic treatment for a patient would
outweigh any potential serious side effects or risks.
CAR T-cell therapies, a number of which have
been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), are
personalized therapies, made from a patient’s own cells. CAR-T cell
therapy involves bio-engineering and expression of a molecular
weapon attacking specific targets on cancer cells. A CDx could help
predict whether a patient would respond to a CAR-T cell
therapy.
“It is an honor to form this strategic
collaboration with the researchers and clinicians at the
prestigious Lu Daopei Hematology Institute to advance the clinical
development of potentially breakthrough cellular immunotherapies
along with companion diagnostics,” said David Jin, M.D., Ph.D.,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Avalon GloboCare. “LDHI
will be an ideal partner that has the expertise and capabilities to
conduct laboratory and analytic work on cancer biomarkers and
precision medicine, as well as access to the clinical and
bio-informatics database of the Lu Daopei Hospital. We are
especially pleased to welcome Dr. Hongxing Liu to our Scientific
and Clinical Advisory Board. Dr. Liu will become an invaluable part
and will support our efforts in the development of innovative
companion diagnostics in connection with our ongoing and future
clinical programs involving cellular immunotherapies.”
“Companion diagnostics play an important role in
developing effective therapies, by identifying those patients most
likely to benefit from biomarker-driven treatments,” said Dr.
Hongxing Liu, M.D., M.S., Executive President of LDHI. “There is a
need for better, faster ways to assess patients’ immune profiles to
provide personalized immunotherapies. The companion diagnostics we
are developing are designed to provide important information about
the safe and effective use of a corresponding drug or biological
product. Patients with cancer whose care incorporates the use of
appropriate companion diagnostics as part of their initial
assessment have historically seen a greater survival benefit than
those who were not tested. I look forward to working with Avalon to
develop these innovative companion diagnostics for CAR-T cell
therapies, as well as advancing the bioinformatics database and
testing kits.”
The agreement between Avalon GloboCare and LDHI is subject to
negotiation and execution of definitive documentation acceptable to
both parties.
About Avalon GloboCare Corp.Avalon GloboCare
Corp. (NASDAQ: AVCO) is a clinical-stage, vertically integrated,
leading CellTech bio-developer dedicated to advancing and
empowering innovative, transformative immune effector cell therapy,
exosome technology, as well as COVID-19 related diagnostics and
therapeutics. Avalon also provides strategic advisory and
outsourcing services to facilitate and enhance its clients' growth
and development, as well as competitiveness in healthcare and
CellTech industry markets. Through its subsidiary structure with
unique integration of verticals from innovative R&D to
automated bioproduction and accelerated clinical development,
Avalon is establishing a leading role in the fields of cellular
immunotherapy (including CAR-T/NK), exosome technology (ACTEX™),
and regenerative therapeutics. For more information about Avalon
GloboCare, please visit www.avalon-globocare.com.
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