Inatherys SAS recently presented preclinical data for INA-03, an anti-transferrin receptor (TfR1/CD71) antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), being developed for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). INA-03 was constructed by conjugating an antimitotic payload (MMAE) to a humanized IgG4 anti-human CD71 antibody using a novel valine-citrulline linker.
Katalytic Therapeutics Inc. has divulged proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety covalently linked to a phosphodiesterase PDE4-targeting moiety reported to be useful for the treatment of arthritis, Behçet’s disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, non-small-cell lung cancer, inflammatory disorders, inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Université Laval has identified PBRM derivatives acting as estradiol 17β-dehydrogenase 1 (HSD17B1; 17β-HSD1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Laekna Pharmaceutical Ningbo Co. Ltd. has synthesized phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase α (PI3Kα) and its mutant (H1047R) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of breast cancer.
Scientists at Dongguk University and Korean Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology have disclosed benzofuran compounds targeting heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A2/B1 (hnRNPA2B1) acting as RAF proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase (RAF-1; c-Raf) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Prostate cancer (PC), often referred to as a cold tumor, typically presents a poor immune response, making it difficult for immune-based therapies to be effective. Metastatic castration-resistant PC (mCRPC) presents a highly aggressive phenotype often refractory to systemic treatment.
Aprea Therapeutics Inc. has entered into a material transfer agreement with MD Anderson Cancer Center that will support investigation of APR-1051 as a potential treatment for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).
Insilico Medicine founder and CEO Alex Zhavoronkov told BioWorld that he tries to spend as much time as possible in China, because that's where the artificial intelligence (AI) drug development company conducts synthesis and tests for early stage discovery. “And nowadays, not a day goes by without somebody launching an AI drug discovery company,” he said, noting that Chinese AI company Deepseek could be a huge disrupter.
Finnish cancer immunotherapy specialist Valo Therapeutics Oy has raised €19 million (US$20.7 million) in a round that attracted Italian and Australian investors, and funding the company to the completion of the ongoing phase Ib trial of its lead program in the treatment of solid tumors.
Mixed clinical results led shares of Arvinas Inc. (NASDAQ:ARVN) to close March 11 at $8.30, down $9.26, or 52%, after the company and Pfizer Inc. disclosed results from the phase III Veritac-2 study testing vepdegestrant monotherapy vs. fulvestrant in adults with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer. Enrolled were subjects whose disease progressed after treatment with CDK4/6 inhibitors and endocrine therapy.
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