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Billionaire-Backed Cancer Researcher Claire Mazumdar Finds Entrepreneurial Niche [Forbes]

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But the young cancer researcher has quietly taken up the challenge. Mazumdar, 35, is the CEO of Boston-based , a Biocon spinoff that's developing a new class of cancer drugs. The most promising one in Bicara's pipeline is a dual-action antibody called BCA101 with the potential to treat head and neck cancers. The sixth most common type of cancers worldwide, they are associated with tobacco consumption, alcohol abuse, and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Mazumdar hopes the drug under development, which targets the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) on cancerous tumors to contain them while simultaneously improving the immune system's response, can be a gamechanger for patients with a poor prognosis even after chemotherapy. “That would be a dream and an aspiration come true,” says Mazumdar in a video interview. Mazumdar's Bicara Therapeutics is developing BCA101, a dual-action antibody with the potential to treat head and neck cancers. So far, several marquee investors ha Show less Read more
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