Rockland Immunochemicals Awarded Phase I SBIR Funding to Develop Generic Antibodies for the Treatment of Cancer

27-Oct-2010 - USA

Rockland Immunochemicals Inc. announced that it has received a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop generic antibodies “biosimilars” for the treatment of cancer

Antibody therapy offers treatment for a wide range of diseases, and can extend the life of cancer patients, but the treatment cost is extremely expensive. As patent protection of some current antibodies expires in coming years, there is an opportunity to develop generic and lower priced versions of these therapeutic biologics for the treatment of cancer. To accelerate the development of a generic version of the popular anti-cancer drugs Herceptin, Rituxan, Zevalin and Erbitux, Rockland will construct vectors of these antibodies.

The biologics developed by Rockland will be effective for antibody therapy. Available as lower priced generic versions of current anti-cancer antibodies, these therapeutics will make the treatment of the disease more affordable and accessible for all cancer patients.

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Antibodies are specialized molecules of our immune system that can specifically recognize and neutralize pathogens or foreign substances. Antibody research in biotech and pharma has recognized this natural defense potential and is working intensively to make it therapeutically useful. From monoclonal antibodies used against cancer or autoimmune diseases to antibody-drug conjugates that specifically transport drugs to disease cells - the possibilities are enormous

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Antibodies are specialized molecules of our immune system that can specifically recognize and neutralize pathogens or foreign substances. Antibody research in biotech and pharma has recognized this natural defense potential and is working intensively to make it therapeutically useful. From monoclonal antibodies used against cancer or autoimmune diseases to antibody-drug conjugates that specifically transport drugs to disease cells - the possibilities are enormous