Zymeworks Inc. has obtained IND clearance from the FDA for ZW-171, a novel T-cell targeting bispecific antibody for mesothelin (MSLN)-expressing cancers. Clinical development will begin this year, and additional applications will be filed in the second half of the year seeking trial clearances in other territories.
Researchers from Lund University presented data from a study that aimed to identify novel targets for immunotherapy in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). To identify differentially expressed cell surface proteins in the primitive CD34+CD38- cell populations, an arrayed antibody screen was performed on primary bone marrow samples from patients with AML as well as healthy donors.
The first oral session in the acute myeloid leukemia (AML) translational research track of June 15, was given by Eliza Yankova, from the University of Cambridge, who presented collaborative studies done together with Storm Therapeutics Ltd. outlining pharmacological inhibition of METTL1 as a therapeutic strategy in AML treatment.
Alterome Therapeutics Inc. has disclosed RAC-α serine/threonine-protein kinase (AKT1; PKBα) (E17K mutant) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Rgenta Therapeutics Inc. has presented their work on the discovery and development of RGT-61159, a potential first-in-class oral inhibitor of the oncogenic transcription factor c-MYB.
The c-MYB oncogene plays an important role in hematopoietic cell differentiation and proliferation. Dysregulation of MYB downstream effector signaling is thought to be behind these abnormalities by modulation of genes such as BCL2, MYC or FLT3, and as such an attractive therapeutic target for acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Sonnet Biotherapeutics Holdings Inc. has announced the generation and in vitro characterization of two novel drug candidates, SON-1411 (IL18BPR-FHAB-IL12) and SON-1400 (IL18BPR-FHAB), each containing a modified version of recombinant human interleukin (IL)-18 (IL-18 binding protein resistant [IL-18BPR]).
Indupro Inc. has announced a $85 million series A financing to support its work on precisely defining the spatial proximity of proteins on the surface of cells with high therapeutic potential across a broad range of indications and applications, including for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases.
Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) can only be cured, to date, using allogeneic stem cell transplantation which, in turn, only works for up to 20% of patients. As calreticulin (CALR) frameshift mutations are the second most common cause of MPNs, targeting this endoplasmic reticulum resident protein is one of the strategies emerging at the forefront of hematological malignancies research.
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