Using minimally invasive focal therapies to treat prostate cancer are much more cost-effective and can improve patients’ quality of life compared to surgery or radiotherapy, according to a study published in the Journal of Medical Economics.
Cancer Research Technology Ltd. has described inhibitors of nuclear factor κB kinase subunit α (CHUK; IKK-1; IKK-α) reported to be useful for the treatment of inflammation and cancer.
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are involved in the development of several diseases, which makes them promising for investigation. A recent study conducted by Soochow University investigators focused on a circRNA, circTENM3 (hsa_circ_0071478), which is derived from the TENM3 gene and may aid in the diagnosis of prostate cancer, as well as serve a therapeutic target.
Voltron Therapeutics Inc., a portfolio company of Lucius Partners LLC, has finalized the protocol for a preclinical dose-ranging efficacy study of VTX-0P4, a protein-based cancer vaccine targeting prostate stem cell antigen (PSCA), a key target in the treatment of prostate cancer.
Quibim SL and Royal Philips NV have teamed up to utilize their artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled solutions to help clinicians deliver faster diagnosis and treatment of patients with prostate cancer. The partnership will see Philips AI-based magnetic resonance (MR) imaging technology integrated into Quibim’s AI based QP-Prostate software, to automate real-time prostate gland segmentation in MR images, and generate meaningful quantitative insights, as well as standardize MRI prostate exam reporting.
Blueprint Medicines Corp. has synthesized EGFR (HER1; erbB1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, particularly non-small-cell lung cancer.
Opna Bio AG recently provided findings from preclinical studies of novel dual E1A binding protein P300 (EP300) and CREB binding protein (CBP) inhibitors under investigation as potential anticancer agents.
Novartis AG’s radioligand therapy, Pluvicto, a bestseller for the company that has been restructuring itself, continues to show strong growth in the third quarter of 2023, according to its most recent financial results. Sales were up 217% from the same quarter in 2022 at $256 million. Analysts are predicting blockbuster sales. Adding to the momentum were new data from the phase III PSMAfore study of Pluvicto (lutetium [177Lu] vipivotide tetraxetan), in second-line cancer, hitting its primary endpoint of radiographic progression-free survival in treating prostate-specific membrane antigen-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer after treatment with androgen receptor pathway inhibitor therapy.
Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has synthesized aminopyridine derivatives acting as CDK9/cyclin T1 inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
