Overcoming Drug Resistance In Oncology With Kairos Pharma's Neil Bhowmick

Drug resistance derails even the most advanced cancer treatments, but what if we could restore sensitivity to existing therapies instead of starting over? Neil Bhowmick, chief scientific officer at Kairos Pharma, joins In Vivo to discuss how his company is tackling resistance in oncology. We explore the company's lead asset, ENV-105, which is showing over 13 months of progression-free survival in Phase II prostate cancer trials by resensitizing tumors to hormone therapy, with significantly lower toxicity than standard alternatives like chemotherapy or radiopharmaceuticals. Bhowmick explains the complex biology behind different resistance mechanisms, shares early data on GITR-modulating therapies designed to expand T cell populations for immunotherapy, and discusses their approach to developing companion biomarkers for patient selection. We also dive into the clinical and commercial rationale for combination approaches and what milestones to watch in the coming year.