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Affimed Therapeutics B.V. Description

Affimed Therapeutics B.V., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on discovering and developing cancer immunotherapies. Its lead candidate includes AFM13, a natural killer cell bispecific antibody (TandAb) that has completed a Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of certain CD30-positive (CD30+) B- and T-cell malignancies, including hodgkin lymphoma. The company's product candidates also comprise AFM11, a T-cell TandAb for the treatment of certain CD19+ B-cell malignancies, including non-hodgkin lymphoma, acute lymphocytic leukemia, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia; and AFM21, a TandAb program in preclinical development that binds epidermal growth factor receptor variant III for solid tumors, as well as for patients with glioblastoma, hormone refractory prostate cancer, and head and neck cancer. Affimed Therapeutics B.V. has license agreements with Amphivena Therapeutics, Inc. to develop a product candidate for hematologic malignancies; and Xoma Ireland Limited to conduct research on immunoglobulins. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany.

Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Biotechnology
Keywords: Medicine Biopharmaceutical Cancer Solid Tumors Clinical Development Monoclonal Antibodies Lymphoma Immunotherapies Prostate Cancer Blastoma Glioblastoma Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Hematologic Malignancies Natural Killer Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Lymphocytic Leukemia Head And Neck Cancer Tumors Of The Hematopoietic And Lymphoid Tissues CD19 Entospletinib Hodgkin Lymphoma Non Hodgkin Lymphoma