Pinotbio Inc. recently reported a novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), named PBX-004, consisting of an ITGB6-targeting antibody conjugated to a potent topoisomerase I (TOP1) inhibitor payload.
Researchers at 35pharma Inc. have recently presented data for the activin receptor inhibitor HS-235, which is under development for the treatment of obesity as it exerts body composition and metabolism control.
Gentibio Inc. has developed and presented data for GNTI-823, an allogeneic tissue Treg engineered from peripheral blood CD4+ T cells with CRISPR-based editing to induce FOXP3 expression, a rapamycin-inducible IL-2 signaling complex and an alarmin-responsive transgene.
Researchers from Prospect Therapeutics Inc. have discovered PSTA-5204, a novel oral KRAS G12D(ON) inhibitor that exhibits potent in vitro activity, strong in vivo efficacy and high selectivity over wild-type KRAS.
Aurigene Oncology Ltd. recently provided details on the discovery and preclinical characterization of AUR-243, a novel CBL-B inhibitor with a distinct therapeutic profile and best-in-class potential compared to other inhibitors. AUR-243 was described as a structurally distinct, oral small molecule demonstrating excellent potency, functional activity and superior efficacy.
There is evidence that NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 3 (NLRP3)-driven mechanisms may drive both peripheral and hypothalamic inflammation in preclinical obesity. NLRP3 inflammasome activation has been tied to the pathogenesis of obesity-related metabolic syndrome and its progression.
Nkarta Therapeutics Inc. has recently presented data for their allogeneic CAR natural killer (NK) cell therapy, NKX-019, targeting CD19 for treating autoimmune disease through B-cell targeting.
Researchers at Triana Biomedicines Inc. presented the preclinical characterization of TRI-611, a CNS-penetrant molecular glue degrader targeting ALK in models of ALK fusion-positive non-small-cell lung cancer.
Researchers from Monte Rosa Therapeutics Inc. reported preclinical efficacy data on MRT-8102, a selective NEK7 molecular glue degrader, designed to treat inflammatory diseases.