Researchers from Capital Medical University have presented preclinical data for the novel PDZ-binding kinase (PBK) inhibitor, HI-TOPK-032, which is being developed for the treatment of cancer. The study aimed to assess the effects of the candidate on NK-92MI cell infiltration into ovarian tumors.
PARP inhibitors such as olaparib are used for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) harboring homologous recombination deficiency (HRD), but a proportion of these patients do not respond to therapy or eventually develop resistance.
Mutations in both KRAS and BRAF oncogenes, which are frequently found in colorectal cancer, are associated with poor prognosis and treatment resistance.
Researchers have identified NIMA-related kinase 1 (NEK1) as a potential therapeutic target driving tumor growth. It was identified using Turbine Ltd.’s Simulated Cell platform when they simulated perturbations in the DNA damage response pathways. NEK1 is involved in DNA damage response, cell cycle and mitosis.
Researchers from Nanjing Medical University presented data from a study that aimed to investigate the role of amphiregulin (AREG) in activating intestinal fibroblasts and driving fibrogenesis.
Scientists from the University of Bern have reported preclinical data on KiH_E07_79, a designed ankyrin repeat protein (DARPin) consisting of an Fc fusion construct comprising E07, an immunoglobulin E (IgE)-binding protein, and E2_79, an IgE disruptive domain, fused to an IgG Fc domain via a GS-rich linker.
Kling Biotherapeutics BV has presented preclinical data on an antibody, KBA-1413, which recognizes a specific glycoform of CD43 that is shared among acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and solid tumor cells.
The standard therapy for moderate to severe cases of ulcerative colitis (UC) is treatment with infliximab, but it is estimated that about 40% of patients with UC do not respond to it. An international team of investigators set out to study the causes behind this, which are not clearly understood.