Dollars for Profs
Dig Into University Researchers' Outside Income and Conflicts of Interest
Published Dec. 6, 2019
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Conflict of Interest
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Hong Qin
Beckman Research Institute/city of Hope, Department: Na
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Pepromene Bio, Inc.
Payment for services (e.g., consulting fees, honoraria, paid authorship)
Pepromene Bio, Inc. is developing novel immune-oncology therapies such as BAFF-R CAR-T therapy based on the novel antibodies. Dr. Qin is the Principal Investigator on the funded research grant that proposes to develop a therapeutic novel antibody specific for a B-cell tumor associated marker that has not been clinically targeted. Given that the project aims of the grant, in part, are to investigate the therapeutic potential of BAFF-R mAb in relapsed B-cell malignancies resistant to CD19-targeted treatments and humanize BAFF-R mAbs and validate the lead candidate and that the NIH-funded trial results could affect Dr. Qin’s interests in Pepromene Bio, Inc., the interests were determined to be related.
Translation development of a novel therapeutic antibody against drug-resistant B-cell malignancies
Project Narrative Targeted immunotherapies against B-cell malignancies is hindered by emerging drug resistance, thus creating an urgent need. We hypothesize that B-cell activating factor-receptor (BAFF-R) is a suitable alternative therapeutic antibody target for B-cell lymphomas and leukemias and will test this with our previously developed anti-BAFF-R chimeric antibodies by two specific aims: 1) Investigate the therapeutic potential of BAFF-R antibodies in relapsed B-cell malignancies resistant to CD19-targeted treatments; and 2) Humanize BAFF-R antibodies and validate lead candidates in vivo. Success in these studies will support a first-in-human clinical trial of a novel therapeutic antibody to address unmet clinical needs.
Filed on April 29, 2019.
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Hong Qin filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
| Name | Institution | Type | Company | Disclosed Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Qin | Beckman Research Institute/city of Hope | Conflict of Interest | Innolifes, Inc. | $20,000 - $39,999 |
| Hong Qin | Beckman Research Institute/city of Hope | Conflict of Interest | Innolifes, Inc. | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Hong Qin | Beckman Research Institute/city of Hope | Conflict of Interest | Pepromene Bio, Inc. | Value cannot be readily determined |
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