Commercial Readiness with ImmunityBio's Bobby Reddy, M.D.
Apr 15, 2024
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Dr. Bobby Reddy, CMO at ImmunityBio, discusses the company's innovations in changing bladder cancer treatment standards, commercial readiness for Anktiva, physician engagement strategies, and global press outreach. The episode covers advancements in cancer therapy, regulatory team building, strategic drug production, and breakthroughs in cell-based therapies. It also explores challenges in biotech organization, collaborative efforts, and advice for aspiring CMOs.
Dr. Reddy shares insights on commercial preparations for Anktiva in bladder cancer treatment.
ImmunityBio's focus on innovative treatment strategies for changing the standard of care in cancer.
Discussion on the diverse pipeline of ImmunityBio, including cell therapy programs for cancer therapeutics.
Deep dives
Introduction to Business of BioTech Video Cast
Discussion on the launch of the Business of BioTech video cast page on BioProcessOnline.com, offering interviews with biotech builders focusing on topics like finance, regulatory, discovery, and manufacturing.
Personal Story and Introduction of Dr. Sandeep Bobby Reddy
Dr. Matt Piller shares a personal story about his father's battle with bladder cancer, leading into the introduction of Dr. Sandeep Bobby Reddy, Chief Medical Officer at Immunity Bio, discussing the company's lead candidate, ANK-TIVA, an interleukin-15 super agonist fusion protein.
Uncovering the Development Journey of ANK-TIVA
Dr. Sandeep Bobby Reddy delves into the development history of ANK-TIVA, highlighting its inception in 2017-18, designed to boost immune responses in cancer treatment and its potential to change the standard of care paradigm.
Impact of ANK-TIVA in Cancer Treatment
Exploration of ANK-TIVA's efficacy in cancer treatment, especially remarkable results seen in bladder cancer patients, indicating a complete response rate of 71% through innovative treatment strategies.
Immunity Bio's Diverse Therapeutic Approach
Dr. Sandeep Bobby Reddy outlines Immunity Bio's diverse pipeline, including cell therapy programs like memory cytokine-enhanced natural killer cells and second-generation adenovirus vaccines, aiming for a comprehensive and innovative solution in cancer therapeutics.
This episode of the Business of Biotech begins with a personal story about my dad and the standard of care in bladder cancer, before shifting to the work that Dr. Bobby Reddy and his team at ImmunityBio are doing to change that standard of care. They're painfully close. Dr. Reddy, Chief Medical Officer at ImmunityBio, gives us a long look behind the curtain at the commercial preparations the company is making as its lead Phase 3 candidate, Anktiva, nears the goal line in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). From grassroots engagement with physicians and urologists to making a global press to share clinical results, Dr. Reddy offers plenty of insight into biopharma commercial readiness, and good reason to hope for nearly a million NMIBC patients in the U.S. alone.
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