Medivir, IGM Biosciences enters into an exclusive licensing agreement for Birinapant
Medivir AB has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with IGM Biosciences to receive global, exclusive development rights for Birinapant. Birinapant is a clinical-stage SMAC mimetic that degrades Inhibitors of Apoptosis Proteins (IAPs) by binding to them, ultimately leading to cell death in tumor cells.
Further, Birinapant also complements the anti-tumor activity of the immune system. Thus, the drug appears to be a promising therapeutic agent in treating different forms of cancer in combination with other drugs. IGM-8444 is another drug that is currently being test...