Researchers from Innovent Biologics (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. presented preclinical efficacy data on IBI-3040, a dual agonist of amylin and calcitonin receptors (CTR). In vitro studies in UM-UC-3 cells expressing human CTR and amylin receptor subtypes AMY-1 and AMY-3 showed that IBI-3040 elicited robust receptor activation, as evidenced by cAMP accumulation assays.

Clinical evidence supports the integration of dual amylin and calcitonin receptor agonism (DACRA) with GLP-1, GIP and glucagon receptor signaling (triple G) as a synergistic approach for appetite modulation, insulin sensitivity and weight loss. Oban Biopharma Inc. is developing OBT-676, an oral small molecule that delivers full DACRA activity with triple G partial agonism for the treatment of metabolic disorders.

Clonal hematopoiesis (CH), where few blood stem cells produce a significant fraction of mature blood cells that are genetically identical, is partly an inevitable feature of aging. Certainly, it is near universal in those older than 60. CH is not itself a disease, but 1%-2% of CH cases progress to acute myeloid leukemia, and it raises the risk of some other types of cancer as well. A total of eight genes are responsible for 95% of CH cases, George Vassiliou told the audience in Saturday’s plenary session at the 2026 Annual Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA 2026).

In the most simplistic view, adult cancers occur because “immature cells are exposed to mutagens, accumulate mutations, and across life ultimately transform into cancer cells,” Franck Bourdeaut told his audience at the 2026 Annual Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA 2026). “On the contrary, in pediatric cancers, it is assumed that very few mutations are responsible for a maturation block, make these cells derail from their normal differentiation trajectory and ultimately result in an early onset typical pediatric cancer.”

Researchers from Medizinische Hochschule Hannover and collaborators thus aimed to elucidate signaling adaptations following MAPK pathway inhibition in BRAFV 600E mutant cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) by generating a BRAF V600E-driven model of CCA.

More effective glucocorticoid-sparing therapies are needed for the treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA). Studies found that complement signaling pathways involving complement factor 5 and its receptor (C5aR1) were overexpressed, and that a C5aR1 antagonist, avacopan, reduced the need for glucocorticoids and improved renal recovery. This led researchers to investigate the association of anti-C5aR1 antibodies with GCA and its outcomes.

Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor (GIPR) signaling regulates key metabolic processes, including postprandial insulin secretion, appetite control, lipid storage and overall energy balance. Researchers from Antag Therapeutics Aps presented preclinical efficacy data on the combination of AT-7687, a GIPR antagonist, and cagrilintide in obese insulin-resistant monkeys.

Ethyreal Bio Inc. has come out of stealth mode in order to disclose preclinical data for ETHY-001, its monoclonal antibody targeting thyroid stimulating hormone receptor, at the Endocrine Society’s 2026 annual meeting on June 15.

Tolerability is a key factor in the appeal of Enliven Therapeutics Inc.’s ELVN-001 for previously treated chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), which yielded positive updated phase I data from the Enable trial. Dennis Kim, hematologist from Princess Margaret Cancer Center in Toronto, said he would use the drug for a patient “who doesn’t have any other options.”