Replies to post #13502 on GT Biopharma Inc (GTBP)

[SamuraiX]

GT Biopharma, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on innovative drugs for the treatment of cancer. GT’s lead oncology drug candidate, OXS-1550 (DT2219) is a novel bispecific scFv recombinant fusion protein-drug conjugate composed of the variable regions of the heavy and light chains of anti-CD19 and anti-CD22 antibodies and a modified form of diphtheria toxin as its cytotoxic drug payload. OXS-1550 targets cancer cells expressing the CD19 receptor or the CD22 receptor or both receptors. When OXS-1550 binds to cancer cells, the cancer cells internalize the drug and are killed due to the action of cytotoxic payload. OXS-1550 has demonstrated success in early human clinical trials in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell lymphoma or leukemia. In addition, GTs TriKE platform will address a number of cancer types. GT’s nervous system platform is focused on acquiring or discovering and patenting late-stage, de-risked, and close-to-market improved treatments for nervous system diseases (Neurology and Pain) and shepherding them through the approval process to the NDA. GT Biopharma’s neurology products currently include PainBrake, as well as treatments for the symptoms of myasthenia gravis, and motion sickness.

[SamuraiX]

What is Immuno Oncology? Immuno Oncology is treatment that recruits and supercharges a person's own immune system components to fight cancer. This can take various forms: the immune system can be stimulated to work harder or smarter in attacking cancer cells, immune system components can be supplied such as man-made immune proteins that attack cancer cells in a targeted way, immune system cells can be "programmed" to only attack very specific cancer cells or even to deliver a "payload" of compounds poisonous to cancer directly and only to the malignant cells.