Prostate cancer, the second most frequent malignancy among men worldwide, can be treated using various antagonists of the androgen receptor, but many patients develop resistance within 18-24 months, and the resistance can block efficacy of not only the first-line antagonist but later-line antagonists as well. Therefore next-generation antagonists based on novel scaffolds are urgently needed.
In what represents just the company’s third PCT filing, Houston-based Starling Medical Inc.’s co-founders, Hannah McKenney and William Hendricks, seek to gain further protection for their at-home urine diagnostic patient-monitoring platform that eliminates the traditional use of catching containers and dipsticks.
Critical Path Institute’s Translational Therapeutics Accelerator has invested in the development of QED-203 for advanced and therapy-resistant prostate cancer. Based on research at the University of Queensland’s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, QED-203 is being developed by the Queensland Emory Drug Discovery Initiative.
Neuboron Medtech Research Institute Ltd. has disclosed boron-containing lipoic acid derivatives and vesicle forms acting as boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) agents reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Prostate cancer remains a significant health concern for men globally, and the search for effective and targeted therapies continues. In a recent study, researchers from Guizhou Medical University identified a new class of 4-trifluoromethylquinoline derivatives that demonstrated potent anti-prostate cancer activity by inhibiting the serum/glucocorticoid-regulated kinase 1 (SGK1).
Researchers from Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. reported the discovery of SHR-3591, an orally bioavailable AR proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) designed to treat prostate tumors.
Grove Biopharma Inc., a spinout from Northwestern University targeting intracellular protein-protein interactions with a novel synthetic biology-based approach, has closed a $30 million series A financing. Proceeds will be used to further advance Grove Biopharma’s Bionic Biologics platform and drive its lead oncology programs toward the clinic.
Researchers at Provincial Health Services Authority and University of British Columbia have synthesized radiolabeled peptides targeting gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRPR) reported to be useful for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Shanghai Jemincare Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has identified androgen receptor antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, alopecia, acne, hirsutism, polycystic ovary syndrome, precocious puberty, spinal and bulbar muscle atrophy, and age-related macular degeneration.
U.K. scientists developed a saliva-based test which better predicts the risk of prostate cancer than current prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood tests by analyzing DNA to look for genetic variants linked to prostate cancer and calculating a polygenic risk score.
