On the heels of China’s approval of Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.’s rovadicitinib, Sanofi SA is now inlicensing the first-in-class dual JAK/ROCK inhibitor in a deal worth more than $1.4 billion.
Can-Fite Biopharma Ltd.’s namodenoson met the safety endpoint in its phase IIa open-label study in advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients, a readout that left investors hopeful for survival data, expected to be disclosed later this year.
Belgian pharma giant UCB SA is putting skin in the bispecific T-cell engager (TCE) game, announcing a potential $1.1 billion deal to license Antengene Corp.’s ATG-201. ATG-201 is a CD19/CD3 bispecific TCE antibody aimed at autoimmune disorders, though specific indications were not disclosed.
Hangzhou Innogate Pharma Co. Ltd. and Innorace Biopharma Co. Ltd. have patented 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE) production inhibitors. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, obesity, diabetes, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, osteoporosis, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disorders, among others.
Bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4) is an epigenetic regulator that promotes transcription of oncogenic drivers such as MYC and contributes to tumor growth and therapy resistance in colorectal cancer, making it a promising therapeutic target. Researchers from Hangzhou Kexing Biochem Co. Ltd. described the discovery and preclinical characterization of compound [I], a potent BRD4 inhibitor.
IRAK1, a key mediator of TLR/IL-1R signaling, drives tumor cell proliferation and a pro-inflammatory microenvironment when aberrantly activated. Its overexpression has been observed in multiple cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
A new isoform of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) – cancer-associated PCNA (caPCNA) – that is specifically expressed in cancer tissues has been reported. Because cancer cells and HIV-infected cells have similar features, researchers from City of Hope National Medical Center tested the anit-HIV effects of a small-molecule compound, AOH-1996, that targets caPCNA.
CD47, or integrin-associated protein, is a ubiquitously expressed cell surface protein that is overexpressed in many solid tumors and hematologic malignancies, including multiple myeloma, with higher levels associated with poor prognosis. In a recent study published in iScience, researchers from Westlake University (China) engineered an oncolytic vaccinia virus encoding an anti-mouse CD47 nanobody (OVV-aCD47nb) that combines direct oncolysis with localized CD47-SIRPα axis blockade.
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