Akeso Inc.’s first-in-class trispecific antibody, AK-150, has received IND clearance from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for clinical trials in patients with advanced solid tumors. Engineered using Akeso’s AI-driven drug discovery platform and its proprietary Tetrabody technology, AK-150 is a humanized anti-CSF-1R, ILT2 and ILT4 trispecific antibody that achieves multipathway blockade of both innate and adaptive immunity.
Enodia Therapeutics SAS has acquired Kezar Life Sciences Inc.’s assets from its Sec61-based discovery and development program, including clinical-stage KZR-261. Insights from Kezar’s Sec61-based programs will further strengthen Enodia’s core focus on Sec61-driven selectivity for targeting protein degradation.
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has patented hybrid peptides acting as apoptosis inducer and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production enhancers designed for use in the treatment of cancer.
Zhejiang Pantheon Innovation Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has disclosed prodrugs of an NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitor compound. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and inflammation.
Researchers at F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. have discovered GTPase KRAS mutant inhibitors, particularly G12V, G12D and G12C mutant inhibitors. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Children’s Medical Center Corp. has synthesized ceramide glucosyltransferase (glucosylceramide synthase; GLCT-1) inhibitors with potential for use in the treatment of cancer, neurological disorders, infections and more.
Cbio A/S has received European regulatory clearance to begin a first-in-human trial of novoleucel, the company’s next-generation T-cell therapy, in late-stage cervical cancer. The phase I/IIa study will enroll patients with persistent or recurrent cervical cancer at Karolinska University Hospital.
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