At the recent SITC meeting in Houston, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. reported preclinical data for the fusion protein TEV-56278, which is in phase I development.
Many studies have linked the presence of specific bacteria to various diseases. But a general overgrowth of gut bacteria can be a symptom of different conditions, including colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. A study counting gut microbiome proposes that microbial load, rather than the disease, could explain the presence of certain pathogens.
Biontech SE is extending its relationship with Biotheus Inc. from a licensing deal to a full-scale acquisition, agreeing to pay $800 million cash and up to $150 million in milestone payments for the Chinese oncology specialist.
Gandeeva Therapeutics Inc. has divulged serine/threonine-protein kinase B-raf (BRAF)/MAP2K1 (MEK1) interaction stabilizers reported to be useful for the treatment of brain metastasis.
MD Biopharm Co. Ltd. has identified compounds acting as mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 11 (MAP3K11; MLK3) and kinase 1 (MAP4K1; HPK1; MEKKK1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, viral infection, Parkinson’s disease, nonalcoholic or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (NASH/MASH) and tuberculosis.
Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has synthesized compounds acting as tyrosine-protein kinase receptor UFO (AXL) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
ENPP1 contributes to establishing an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment by blocking the cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)-stimulator of interferon genes (STING) signaling, which is critical in antitumor immunity. The inhibition of ENPP1 is an emerging strategy under exploration for cancer immunotherapy.
The next-generation farnesyl transferase inhibitor KO-2806 is currently in phase I clinical development at Kura Oncology Inc. for the treatment of patients with solid tumors, including non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and colorectal cancer (CRC).
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