Haisco Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has identified new proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase binding ligand coupled to probable global transcription activator SNF2L2 (SMARCA2; BAF190B; SNF2-α)-targeting agent through a linker acting as SMARCA2 degradation inducers and thus reported to be useful for the treatment of lung cancer.
Lung cancer is the second most frequent cancer worldwide, and it accounts for 18% of all cancer-related deaths. Most cases of lung cancer involve non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), in which therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) can improve prognosis, yet up to 75% of patients fail to respond to it. Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College have identified potential metabolic markers that may help predict which patients are more likely to respond to ICI therapy.
Wuhan Humanwell Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has described heterocyclic compounds acting as transcriptional enhancer factor (TEAD) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Evopoint Biosciences Co. Ltd. has disclosed proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety coupled to an Aurora kinase A (AURKA; ARK1)-targeting moiety through a linker potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.
Sunrock Biopharma SL and Shanghai Escugen Biotechnology Co. Ltd. have joined forces in a strategic partnership to codevelop SRB-123, a first-in-class antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting C-C motif chemokine receptor 9 (CCR9), a tumor-associated antigen overexpressed in multiple solid tumors, including pancreatic, ovarian and lung cancer.
Rubedo Life Sciences Inc. has identified Bcl-2-like protein 1 (Bcl-xl; Bcl-X; BCL2L1) inhibitors acting as senolytic agents reported to be useful for the treatment of autoimmune disease, cancer, cardiovascular disorders, cognitive disorders, diabetes, inflammatory, metabolic and neurological disorders, among others.
Lung cancer is globally the second most frequent cancer and the cause of approximately 2 of every 10 cancer-related deaths. Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy can be effective for some patients, but many patients prove resistant to it.
Altay Therapeutics Inc. has divulged signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune disease, diabetes, inflammatory disorders, muscular dystrophy, neurodegeneration and thyroid disorders.
The use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in the treatment of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has not produced the same durable clinical benefits observed with next-generation targeted therapies in ALK- and ROS1-rearranged NSCLC. Given the molecular heterogeneity of EGFR-mutant NSCLC, which includes over 100 distinct mutations, there is a continued need for more effective and mutation-specific therapeutic strategies.
