Avenzo Therapeutics Inc. has obtained IND clearance by the FDA for AVZO-103 (formerly VAC-103), a nectin-4/TROP2 bispecific antibody-drug conjugate (ADC).
In an effort to exploit the advantages of therapeutic bacteria and viruses while avoiding their disadvantages, researchers at Columbia and Rockefeller Universities have developed an anticancer platform called CAPPSID (Coordinated Activity of Prokaryote and Picornavirus for Safe Intracellular Delivery).
Cyted Health Ltd. raised $44 million in a series B financing round to expand the reach of Endosign, its capsule sponge technology, in the U.S. Endosign is a minimally invasive device used to collect cell samples from the esophagus for the early detection of esophageal diseases, offering the potential to transform early cancer detection and improve health outcomes.
Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. received an FDA complete response letter (CRL) a day after the Aug. 27 PDUFA date for its BLA for radiopharmaceutical renal cancer imaging agent, Zircaix (TLX250-CDx, 89Zr-DFO-girentuximab).
Charm Therapeutics Ltd. is heading to the clinic after closing an oversubscribed series B, which will fund initial development of a menin inhibitor that is AI-designed to circumvent shortcomings of first-generation molecules.
Scientists at National University of Singapore and Agency for Science Technology & Research Bioprocessing Technology Institute have identified MAPK-interacting kinase (MNK) inhibitors, particularly MNK1 and MNK2 inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) metastatic to the brain.
Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has disclosed compounds acting as Myt1 kinase (PKMYT1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Researchers from Cardiff University have discovered a new class of highly potent and selective inhibitors targeting the LIM domain kinases (LIMKs), a family of enzymes that play a critical role in regulating actin filament turnover. This turnover is involved in the cytoskeletal remodeling, proliferation and migration.
Charm Therapeutics Ltd. has closed an oversubscribed series B funding round, raising $80 million to advance its next-generation menin inhibitor into clinical development. Current menin inhibitors show promise in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treatment but are limited by the rapid emergence of resistance mutations that cause treatment failure.
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