Through a global rights agreement with Futuregen Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Abbvie Inc. continues to build its immunology portfolio to help offset losses from Humira as biosimilars tighten their grip on the mega-blockbuster.
Abbvie Inc. and Futuregen Biopharmaceutical (Beijing) Co. Ltd. have signed a license agreement to develop FG-M701, a next-generation TL1A antibody for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. have described hypoxia inducible factor-2α (HIF-2α; EPAS1) inhibitors reported to be useful for treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
Epiendo Pharmaceuticals ehf and Alveolix AG have achieved significant milestones in their collaboration to advance the treatment of ulcerative colitis.
Scientists at Shanghai Synergy Pharmaceutical Sciences Co. Ltd. and Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. have synthesized non-receptor tyrosine-protein kinase TYK2 inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and lupus erythematosus.
Scientists from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and affiliated organizations have discovered novel GPR183 antagonists as potential therapeutic candidates for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). With the aim of improving the pharmacokinetic (PK) and safety profile of previously reported oxysterol receptor GPR183 antagonists, structural optimization of the reference antagonist NIBR-189 was conducted.
Parvus Therapeutics Inc. has entered into an exclusive worldwide collaboration and option agreement with Abbvie Inc. for the development and commercialization of novel treatments for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), utilizing Parvus’ Navacim regulatory T-cell (Treg) immune tolerization platform technology.
Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) is a master regulator of cytoprotective mechanisms, and the cellular levels of this transcription factor are maintained low under normal conditions via actions of a CUL3-based E3 ligase, Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1).
Researchers from University of Padova have presented data from a study that aimed to investigate the role of microRNAs (miRs) in the development and progression of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-related colorectal cancer (CRC).
Researchers from Paragon Therapeutics Inc. and Spyre Therapeutics Inc. have reported preclinical data for SPY-002, a novel extended half-life, fully human IgG1 monoclonal antibody (MAb) targeting tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-like ligand 1A (TL1A), being developed for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
