Nikang Therapeutics Inc. has divulged proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety covalently linked to a cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2)- and/or CDK4-targeting moiety through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Ideaya Biosciences Inc. has submitted an IND application to the FDA for IDE-574, a KAT6/7 dual inhibitor with potential to treat hormone receptor-positive breast cancer and lung adenocarcinoma. A phase I trial of IDE-574 monotherapy is expected to begin in the first quarter of next year.
Kazia Therapeutics Ltd. raised AU$50 million (US$33.15 million) in a private placement of equity securities to advance lead candidate paxalisib, a brain-penetrant dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor in clinical trials for brain cancer and advanced breast cancer.
Investigators from Secarna Pharmaceuticals GmbH & Co. KG recently presented data for their antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) SECN-15 that targets and downregulates the expression of neuropilin-1 (NRP1), a transmembrane co-receptor that promotes tumor progression in several tumor types, including breast and gastric cancers.
Kazia Therapeutics Ltd. raised AU$50 million (US$33.15 million) in a private placement of equity securities to advance lead candidate paxalisib, a brain-penetrant dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor in clinical trials for brain cancer and advanced breast cancer.
Wigen Biomedicine Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. has disclosed phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase α (PI3Kα) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of solid cancers and hematological cancers.
Theratechnologies Inc. and Transfert Plus SEC have disclosed peptide-drug conjugates comprising a maytansinoid moiety linked to peptides targeting the sortilin (neurotensin NTR3; NT3; Gp95) receptor through a protease-cleavable linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Adlai Nortye Biopharma Co. Ltd. and Adlai Nortye Pte Ltd. have divulged cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) and/or CDK4 and/or CDK6 inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of inflammatory disorders, immunological disorders and cancer.
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a highly aggressive subtype affecting 15%-20% of breast cancer patients. TNBC patients harboring breast cancer susceptibility gene 1/2 (BRCA1/2) mutations have shown improved therapeutic response to poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors (PARPi).
