Upregulation of C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 1 (CXCL1) has been validated in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), but the mechanism behind CXCL1 affecting CRC tumor cell progression is not clear. Gene-editing techniques were used to investigate the impact of CXCL1 knockout and overexpression in CRC cells.
Previous studies have demonstrated that increased expression of the granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) correlated with poor prognosis in patients with cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). In the current study, a research team at the University of Rochester Medical Center aimed to assess the impact of blocking GM-CSFR signaling in CCA and PDAC.
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a lethal hepatobiliary cancer with poor outcome; thus, new therapeutic approaches are needed. It is known that tyrosine-protein kinase LCK activates Yes-associated protein (YAP), which is a well-known known oncogene in CCA. Researchers have hypothesized LCK as a potential therapeutic target in CCA.
While fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) are common strategies for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, the potential use of blood-based biomarkers could provide an alternative method to increase compliance in population-based screening programs for early detection of CRC. Researchers from EDP Biotech Corp. aimed to identify novel blood-based biomarker candidates for use in CRC screening.
At the recent 2023 ASCO GI Cancers Symposium, researchers from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) presented results of a preclinical study that aimed to evaluate the potential of administering the cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK4/6) inhibitor ribociclib with the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor alpelisib.
Upcoming catalysts from Annexon Biosciences Inc. put some joy into shares as the firm talked up its prospects during the recent J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, where attendees heard Jan. 8 about the news ahead with C1q protein complex inhibitor ANX-005 in Huntington’s disease (HD) as well as progress in Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), and more. The stock (NASDAQ:ANNX) enjoyed a 43% stock boost in the days after JPM, rising from $4.79 on Jan 8 to $6.84 on Jan. 13.
An already-intrigued Wall Street appreciated Relay Therapeutics Inc.’s Jan. 10 update during the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference (JPM), where the company detailed progress across its development efforts, including those with RLY-4008, an oral small-molecule inhibitor of fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2), in the works for patients with FGFR2-altered cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) and other cancers. Shares of the Cambridge, Mass.-based firm (NASDAQ:RLAY) ran up by about 38%, or $6, in the five days ahead of Jan. 13. The stock closed Jan. 17 at $20.45, down 32 cents.
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