QL535: CD2-Based PSMA T-Cell Engager Maintains Anti-Tumor Activity in Advanced Prostate Cancer Models

PSMA-targeted T-cell engagers have struggled in solid tumors because they don’t activate T cells strongly enough and the immune cells become exhausted quickly. QL535 solves this problem by adding a second co-stimulatory signal through CD2, a molecule on T cells that’s abundant in prostate cancer tumors. Researchers analyzed immune cells from 14 advanced prostate cancer […]

MMAE-Based LIV1 ADC Achieves Sustained Tumor Control in Prostate Cancer Models

LIV1, a zinc transporter protein, sits on the surface of 72% of prostate tumors with minimal expression in healthy tissues. This makes it an ideal target for antibody-drug conjugates, a therapeutic class combining antibody specificity with potent cytotoxic payloads. Researchers developed 48D6, a humanized anti-LIV1 monoclonal antibody with substantially improved pharmacokinetics compared to previous versions. […]

QLS2401: A Trispecific PSMA/STEAP1/CD3 T‑Cell Engager for mCRPC

QLS2401 is a trispecific T‑cell engager designed for metastatic castration‑resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). It binds three targets at once: PSMA and STEAP1 on tumor cells, plus CD3 on T cells. This design allows it to physically connect a patient’s T cells to prostate‑cancer cells, triggering T‑cell activation and killing of the tumor. Both PSMA and […]

Antibody MQI‑201: Turning Cold Tumors Hot in Advanced Cancer

A new antibody called MQI‑201 is being developed as a potential treatment for advanced solid cancers that respond poorly to existing immunotherapies, such as certain types of prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, and sarcomas. These tumors are often called “cold” because they have little immune cell infiltration and usually do not benefit from checkpoint inhibitors or […]

Bvax in Prostate Cancer: A B‑Cell Therapy That Penetrates Immune‑Excluded Tumors

A new type of cancer treatment called Bvax is drawing attention in prostate cancer because it may be able to reach inside tumors that are hard to treat with standard immunotherapies. Bvax is made from a patient’s own B cells, which are activated and loaded with tumor‑related proteins, then given back to the body. Once […]

ASTX295 + Olaparib: A Targeted Strategy for BRCA2‑Mutant, TP53‑Wild‑Type Cancers

ASTX295 is an experimental cancer drug that works by turning on a powerful tumor‑suppressor protein called p53 in cancer cells that still have a normal version of the gene TP53. In many cancers, p53 is not broken but is kept switched off by another protein called MDM2, which constantly tags p53 for destruction. ASTX295 blocks […]

How exercise protects the prostate: a new CNTF pathway that calms tumor‑supporting cells and boosts immune attack

We know that exercise can help reduce the risk of getting prostate cancer and may slow its progression, but exactly how this happens inside the body has remained unclear. A recent study in mice has now uncovered an important new mechanism that links physical exercise to the way tumors behave and how the immune system […]

MUC1‑C Targeting with XYA02‑8‑ADC, for Castration‑Resistant and Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer

In advanced prostate cancer, castration‑resistant and neuroendocrine variants present some of the toughest clinical challenges because they often lose dependence on androgen receptor signaling and become refractory to hormone‑targeted therapies. Within this resistant landscape, MUC1‑C, the C‑terminal subunit of the mucin‑1 oncoprotein, emerges as a promising alternative target. MUC1‑C is aberrantly overexpressed and under‑glycosylated in […]

JZY‑2233: A PSMA‑Targeted Degrader‑Antibody Conjugate for Advanced Prostate Cancer

Researchers have developed a new targeted therapy for advanced prostate cancer called JZY‑2233, a degrader‑antibody conjugate that homes in on prostate‑specific membrane antigen (PSMA) while delivering a highly potent CBP/p300 degrader directly to tumor cells. CBP and p300 are transcriptional coactivators that help the androgen receptor drive oncogenic gene programs in prostate cancer, and small‑molecule […]

NEOK001: A New Bispecific Antibody–Drug Conjugate for Advanced Prostate Cancer

A promising new experimental drug called NEOK001 (also known as ABL206) is emerging as a potential therapy for advanced cancers that express two specific proteins on their surface: B7‑H3 and ROR1. Among these cancers, prostate cancer is one of the tumor types where early data already show signs of activity, making NEOK001 a candidate of […]