Researchers at the University of Edinburgh are pioneering a cancer therapy that destroys tumors from within while reawakening the immune system, using synthetic super-enhancers (SSEs) to drive targeted killing and durable protection against recurrence. The work builds on a decade of research focused on how glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) sustain their aggressive cancer identity.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. is entering the radiopharmaceutical space via a collaboration with Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. to jointly develop and commercialize next-generation radiopharmaceutical therapies.
Synox Therapeutics Ltd. is preparing to file for FDA approval of emactuzumab in treating tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT), after announcing positive top-line phase III results.
“Home-run” efficacy and what Cowen analyst Tyler Van Buren called “pristine” safety in the phase II Alpha3 study with CAR T therapy cemacabtagene ansegedleucel (cema-cel) sent shares of Allogene Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:ALLO) skyward to a $4.46 high, up nearly 64%, on April 13. Shares eventually closed at $3.06, up 34 cents.
“Unprecedented,” “remarkable” and “transformative” were just a few of the descriptives tossed out by Wall Street analysts in response to Revolution Medicines Inc.’s phase III readout, showing RAS inhibitor daraxonrasib hit its overall survival and progression-free survival endpoints in previously treated patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, setting up the company for potential regulatory filings this year and triggering another round of M&A speculation.
Gluetacs Therapeutics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. has discovered new proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising a cereblon (CRBN)-binding moiety coupled to a SWI/SNF-related matrix-associated actin-dependent regulator of chromatin subfamily A member 2 (SMARCA2) and SMARCA4-targeting moiety. They are designed for use in the treatment of cancer, transplant rejection, infections, diabetes, autoimmune, neurological, inflammatory and cardiovascular disorders, among others.
Dovetree Medicines Unus Inc. has divulged new cellular tumor antigen p53 (TP53) (Y220C mutant) stabilizers potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.
Solve Therapeutics Inc. has disclosed new antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) comprising antibody or antigen binding fragments targeting trophoblast glycoprotein (TPBG; 5T4) linked to a cytotoxic drug and therefore potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.
Researchers from Sun Yat-sen University and collaborators reported the preclinical efficacy of SGI-7079, an AXL inhibitor, in models of retinoblastoma.
Retinoid X receptor γ (RXRγ) is a key nuclear receptor that sustains androgen receptor (AR) signaling. In castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), RXRγ contributes to disease progression by maintaining adaptive transcriptional networks that promote therapy resistance and tumor cell survival.