Anixa Biosciences Featured in Breaking Cancer News Article on Novel CAR-T Therapy for Ovarian Cancer
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Anixa Biosciences (NASDAQ: ANIX) announced that its CAR-T therapy for ovarian cancer, developed with Moffitt Cancer Center, was featured in Breaking Cancer News. The therapy, exclusively licensed from The Wistar Institute, targets the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) protein found on ovarian cancer cells.
The clinical trial is being led by Dr. Robert Wenham and Dr. Monica Avila from Moffitt Cancer Center. This innovative approach aims to revolutionize ovarian cancer treatment by using the body's immune system to attack tumors directly. The article discusses potential study expansion to evaluate repeat dosing and explores broader implications for CAR-T therapy in solid tumors.
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- Exclusive license for innovative CAR-T therapy targeting ovarian cancer
- Strategic partnership with prestigious Moffitt Cancer Center
- Therapy targets FSHR protein specific to ovarian cancer cells
- Potential for expanded study with repeat dosing
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The article highlights the groundbreaking clinical trial led by Dr. Robert Wenham, Chairman of the Department of Gynecologic Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center, and Dr. Monica Avila, a leading gynecologic oncologist at Moffitt. The trial explores the use of chimeric antigen receptor-T cell (CAR-T) therapy to treat ovarian cancer, a disease with historically limited treatment options for advanced-stage patients.
The CAR-T therapy being studied in this trial, exclusively licensed to Anixa from The Wistar Institute, and developed through a partnership between Anixa and Moffitt, is designed to target the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR), a protein uniquely expressed on ovarian cancer cells. This novel approach has the potential to revolutionize the treatment of ovarian cancer by leveraging the body's immune system to directly attack tumors.
Dr. Amit Kumar, Chairman and CEO of Anixa Biosciences, commented, "We are honored to see our work recognized in Breaking Cancer News and to witness the promising impact this CAR-T therapy is having on patients. Our partnership with Moffitt Cancer Center exemplifies our commitment to developing novel and targeted immunotherapies that could transform the standard of care for some of the most challenging cancers, including ovarian cancer."
The article also highlights the potential expansion of the study to evaluate repeat dosing, given Gallagher's response, and explores the broader implications of CAR-T therapy for solid tumors—an area of intense research and high unmet medical need.
The full article can be accessed here: https://breakingcancernews.com/2025/02/18/navigating-uncharted-territory-car-t-for-ovarian-cancer/.
About Anixa Biosciences, Inc.
Anixa is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the treatment and prevention of cancer. Anixa's therapeutic portfolio consists of an ovarian cancer immunotherapy program being developed in collaboration with Moffitt Cancer Center, which uses a novel type of CAR-T, known as chimeric endocrine receptor-T cell (CER-T) technology. The Company's vaccine portfolio includes vaccines being developed in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic to treat and prevent breast cancer and ovarian cancer, as well as additional cancer vaccines to address many intractable cancers, including high incidence malignancies in lung, colon, and prostate. These vaccine technologies focus on immunizing against "retired" proteins that have been found to be expressed in certain forms of cancer. Anixa's business model of partnering with world-renowned research institutions on all stages of development allows the Company to continually examine emerging technologies in complementary fields for further development and commercialization. To learn more, visit www.anixa.com or follow Anixa on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.
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