Researchers at Servizo Galego de Saude and Universidade de Santiago de Compostela have described senolytic compounds reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, metabolic diseases, and neurological, dermatological, cardiovascular, eye, renal and inflammatory disorders.
The EMA’s Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) has issued a positive opinion recommending European orphan drug designation for Hemispherian AS’s GLIX-1 for the treatment of glioma.
Shanghai-based D3 Bio (Wuxi) Co. Ltd. showed positive results for its lead candidate, next-generation KRAS G12C inhibitor, D3S-001, also known as elisrasib, in patients with KRAS G12C mutation cancers, including patients previously treated with first-generation KRAS G12C inhibitors. Presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR 2025) meeting on April 29, the data were simultaneously published in Nature Medicine.
Shanghai-based D3 Bio (Wuxi) Co. Ltd. showed positive results for its lead candidate, next-generation KRAS G12C inhibitor, D3S-001, also known as elisrasib, in patients with KRAS G12C mutation cancers, including patients previously treated with first-generation KRAS G12C inhibitors. Presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR 2025) meeting on April 29, the data were simultaneously published in Nature Medicine.
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc is buying Chimerix Inc. for $8.55 a share in cash, bringing the deal in at about $935 million. Jazz expands its cancer pipeline with the new acquisition’s lead candidate, dordaviprone, a small molecule for treating a rare, aggressive glioma that’s often found in children and young adults.
Iregene Therapeutics (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. has identified pyrazolecarbonyl piperazinone compounds acting as bone morphogenetic protein receptor type-1B (BMPR1B) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and pulmonary hypertension.
In a surprise move that drove its stock up by 292% in early trading, Chimerix Inc. revealed plans for a U.S. NDA filing by year-end, seeking accelerated approval of dordaviprone (ONC-201) to treat recurrent H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma, a highly aggressive tumor with limited treatment options.
The reversible transition between glioblastoma tumor-initiating cells, also known as glioma stem cells (GSCs), and differentiated glioma cells due to epigenetic modifications is one of the challenges in the development of effective glioma treatments.
Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and affiliated organizations revealed findings from the preclinical evaluation of 1H5, a novel monoclonal antibody (mAb) candidate that inhibits the NOTCH signaling pathway and is being developed for the treatment of high-grade gliomas (HGGs).
