A year after its $175 million IPO in 2024, Arrivent Biopharma Inc. picked up rights to develop and commercialize Lepu Biopharma Co. Ltd.’s antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) candidate, MRG-007, worldwide excluding the greater China region.

Researchers from University of Athens and National Centre For Scientific Research “Demokritos” have reported preclinical data from a study that aimed to assess the novel cryptochrome-2 (CRY2) stabilizer TH-301 in models of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). It was seen that treatment with TH-301 led to significant dose-, time- and cell type-dependent decreases in viability.

Silexion Therapeutics Corp. has released new preclinical results demonstrating the synergistic efficacy of its proprietary second-generation siRNA candidate, SIL-204, in combination with components of first-line chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer.

A recent study has introduced a novel class of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) targeting trophoblast cell surface antigen 2 (TROP2), a protein overexpressed in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), one of the deadliest forms of cancer.

Pancreatic cancer is a highly lethal digestive malignancy with a 5-year survival rate of 10%. So far, the available therapeutic strategies are scarce and the few advancements made, as is the case of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors, are only effective in 5% to 7% of patients. Investigators at the Third People’s Hospital of Chengdu and collaborators described the synergistic effect obtained by the combined administration of LB-23, a PARP1 degrader, and JQ1, a BRD4 inhibitor, in homologous recombination (HR)-proficient pancreatic cancer models.

Amgen Inc. has synthesized GTPase KRAS (G12C mutant) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Scenic Immunology BV has disclosed glutaminyl-peptide cyclotransferase (QPCT; QC) and/or glutaminyl-peptide cyclotransferase-like protein (QPCTL; isoQC) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.