Mutations in GTPase KRAS occur in about 25% of human cancers, with the KRAS G12V mutation being one of the most frequent variants, and lead to activation of the MAPK pathway, thus promoting tumorigenesis.
Alterome Therapeutics Inc. has closed a $132 million series B financing to support the advancement of its pipeline of next-generation, small-molecule targeted cancer therapies into the clinic, including a highly specific AKT1 E17K inhibitor and a KRAS selective inhibitor.
Yuhan Corp., of Seoul, South Korea, added a new potential cancer drug to its oncology pipeline, licensing a son of sevenless homolog 1 (SOS1) inhibitor co-developed by Cyrus Therapeutics Inc. and Kanaph Therapeutics Inc. for ₩208 billion (US$156.3 million).
Yuhan Corp., of Seoul, South Korea, added a new potential cancer drug to its oncology pipeline, licensing a son of sevenless homolog 1 (SOS1) inhibitor co-developed by Cyrus Therapeutics Inc. and Kanaph Therapeutics Inc. for ₩208 billion (US$156.3 million).
Zapata Computing Inc. (Zapata AI) scientists have demonstrated the first instance of a generative model running on quantum hardware outperforming state-of-the-art classical models in generating viable cancer drug candidates.
Redx Pharma plc has closed its biggest transaction to date, selling a preclinical KRAS inhibitor program to Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc in a potential $880 million deal. Of that, $10 million will be paid up front, with the balance to come in development and commercialization milestones. For any product that makes it to market, Redx will in addition receive tiered mid-single digit percentage royalties.
Quanta Therapeutics Inc. has announced progression of its pipeline of KRAS-directed drug candidates, with the receipt of IND approval from the FDA for QTX-3034.
Researchers from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG presented the discovery and preclinical characterization of BI-3706674, a potent and orally available small-molecule inhibitor of the KRAS oncogene, targeting both KRAS-mutant and KRAS wild-type amplified (WTamp) cancers.
280Bio Inc. has received FDA approval of its IND application for the KRAS inhibitor YL-17231. 280Bio will start phase I enrollment in the U.S. in the fourth quarter of this year for the treatment of advanced cancer patients with RAS mutations in their tumors.
