Anges Inc. has entered into a sponsored research agreement with Stanford University School of Medicine for the development of novel cancer therapies using genome editing technology. The parties aim to combine nucleic acid drug delivery technology developed at Stanford with the genome editing technology of Emendobio Inc., a subsidiary of Anges.
The membrane-associated tyrosine/threonine protein kinase 1 (PKMYT1) regulates cell cycle progression and maintains genomic integrity. If it is dysregulated, cells may enter mitosis prematurely, potentially initiating tumorigenesis.
Immunoforge Co. Ltd.’s approval of an IND by the Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety reminded Wall Street – not that anybody needed reminding – about the marketplace jostle among therapies for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), where a number of drugs are cleared by the U.S. FDA but significant need remains in terms of efficacy as well as tolerability.
Bristol Myers Squibb Co. has synthesized proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising a cereblon (CRBN) E3 ubiquitin ligase-binding moiety coupled to a DNA-binding protein Ikaros (IKZF1)-, zinc finger protein Helios (IKZF2)-, Aiolos (IKZF3)- and Eos (IKZF4)-targeting moieties through a linker.
Work at IFM Due Inc. has led to the identification of stimulator of interferon genes protein receptor (STING; TMEM173) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, systemic lupus erythematosus, autoinflammatory interferonopathy, rheumatoid arthritis and Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome.
Trophoblast cell surface antigen 2 (TROP2) is a transmembrane glycoprotein that acts as an intracellular calcium signal transducer, frequently overexpressed in cancer and associated with poor prognosis and disease recurrence.
Most clinically relevant T-cell receptor (TCR)-engineered T cells are typically tested in immunocompromised mice, allowing human T-cell engraftment but failing to replicate the complex interactions of a functioning immune system in patients. While humanized mouse models exist, they face challenges with incomplete immune reconstitution and technical complexity.
Researchers from University of Athens and National Centre For Scientific Research “Demokritos” have reported preclinical data from a study that aimed to assess the novel cryptochrome-2 (CRY2) stabilizer TH-301 in models of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). It was seen that treatment with TH-301 led to significant dose-, time- and cell type-dependent decreases in viability.
Oxford Drug Design Ltd. has announced additional in vivo validation for its novel approach against cancer. The innovative approach, using generative AI capabilities, is based on the novel target leucyl-tRNA synthetase.
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