Haisco Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has disclosed quinazolinone derivatives acting as poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 14 (PARP-14; ARTD8) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, atopic dermatitis and autoimmune disease.

Quanta Therapeutics Inc. has gained IND clearance from the FDA for QTX-3544, an oral multi-KRAS inhibitor with G12V-preferring activity and dual ON/OFF state.

Compass Therapeutics Inc. has announced a new drug candidate, CTX-10726, a novel tetravalent PD-1 x VEGF-A bispecific antibody.

Researchers from China Medical University reported the synthesis and preclinical evaluation of novel PAK4 inhibitors.

Yuhan Corp., Oscotec Inc. and Genosco Inc. were three companies with Asian ties to reap benefit from Johnson & Johnson’s stellar top-line Mariposa study results, wherein J&J’s Rybrevant (amivantamab-vmjw) and Lazcluze (lazertinib) combo regimen beat out Astrazeneca plc’s standard of care in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Vir Biotechnology Inc.’s 2024 deal with Sanofi SA is starting to look like a pretty savvy move. The company, which picked up three clinical-stage dual-masked T-cell engagers (TCEs) and rights to the platform technology as part of a pipeline overhaul, reported phase I data for TCE programs targeting HER2 and PSMA that indicated promising efficacy with a low prevalence of the cytokine toxicity that has hampered other TCE programs.

Yuhan Corp. has described pyrimidine/pyridine derivatives acting as mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 1 (MAP4K1; HPK1; MEKKK1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.