Researchers from Nankai University and collaborating institutions have identified a novel proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) molecule that effectively and selectively degrades multiple cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) to inhibit the proliferation of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells, offering a potential targeted therapy for this form of breast cancer.
Taxanes such as paclitaxel are among the standard chemotherapies for triple-negative breast cancer, one of the most aggressive forms of this tumor type. However, numerous processes can contribute to paclitaxel resistance. As a next-generation drug that could help overcome such resistance, researchers at six universities in China, including Ningxia Medical University, examined the crystal structure of protein arginine methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1) and developed, in silico, a pharmacophore that could bind tightly to it. PRMT1, which acts as an epigenetic regulator, is overexpressed in various cancers and its levels correlate inversely with survival.
Forx Therapeutics AG presented data on their PARG inhibitor – FORX-428 – for the treatment of cancer. FORX-428 is a highly potent, selective and orally bioavailable PARG inhibitor that showed strong and reversible binding to the catalytic domain of the human PARG enzyme.
Breast cancer accounts for nearly one-third of all cancers in women, and one of the most aggressive subtypes is triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Researchers at Nanjing University and Nantong University developed the β-carboline derivative [I] and showed that it inhibited the growth of various types of TNBC cells in culture as well as growth of TNBC 4T1 xenografts in mice.
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), have developed a new type of allogeneic immune cell therapy that demonstrated potent antitumor activity against triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in preclinical studies.
Researchers from Xi’an Jiaotong University and Southern University of Science and Technology have conducted a comprehensive preclinical study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a second-generation CAR T therapy targeting trophoblast cell-surface antigen 2 (TROP2) for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer.
Scientists at National University of Singapore and Agency for Science Technology & Research Bioprocessing Technology Institute have identified MAPK-interacting kinase (MNK) inhibitors, particularly MNK1 and MNK2 inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) metastatic to the brain.
Investigators at St. John’s University have published preclinical data regarding their endothelin-1 receptor (ETRA) antagonist HJP-272 for the potential treatment of cancer.
Researchers from Ovid Therapeutics Inc. presented preclinical efficacy data on the combination of OV-329, a small-molecule inhibitor of the mitochondrial GABA aminotransferase (GABA-AT) enzyme, with docetaxel in a murine intracardiac model of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) accounts for a substantial proportion of all breast cancers and is the most aggressive form of the disease. Identifying potential therapeutic targets is critical because the cancer does not express the three surface receptors recognized by current targeted therapies.
