Allorion Therapeutics (Guangzhou) Co. Ltd. has identified phosphoramidate compounds targeting aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C3 (AKR1C3; 17β-HSD5) reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Université de Montréal has disclosed serine/threonine-protein kinase A-Raf, (ARAF) and/or B-Raf (BRAF) and/or RAF proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase (c-Raf) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Researchers from Indiana University presented data from a study that aimed to assess the therapeutic potential of interleukin-9 (IL-9) blockade in the context of lung cancer.
Researchers from Xiangya Hospital of Central South University published data from a study that explored potential treatment targets for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) by investigating the regulatory mechanisms of follistatin-like 1 (FSTL1), which has been shown to be implicated in a variety of cancers.
Newco Commit Biologics ApS has arrived on the scene after raising €16 million (US$17.2 million) in a seed round to advance bispecific antibodies that are designed to activate the complement system and direct it to selectively kill cancer cells.
Intriguing data in pancreatic cancer didn’t do much to help shares of South San Francisco-based Cytomx Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:CTMX), which closed May 9 at $2.04, down $2.15, or 51%, as the company made known initial findings from the ongoing CX-904 phase Ia dose-escalation study, showing a favorable safety profile and confirmed anticancer activity.
As the average cost of new drug R&D continues to skyrocket, the perception around using artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool to boost drug discovery is changing. “Developing new AI-based drugs is a difficult task, not only for Korea but also for countries with leading AI technology,” Hyeyun Jung, principal researcher of Korea Health Industry Development Institute’s Center for Health Industry Policy, told the audience at the Bio Korea meeting on May 9. “But there is a change in perception; [namely that] applying AI to new drug development is not an option but a necessity.”
The latest patent filing from Cranius LLC describes a reservoir for its implanted drug delivery devices which is shaped and formed to empty and fill reliably without any concern for neighboring organ impingement or compression, and which can precisely control and monitor exactly just how much of a medicine is being delivered.
Norroy Bioscience Co. Ltd. has identified conjugates comprising fibroblast activation protein α (FAP)-targeting agents covalently linked to cytotoxic drugs or unlabeled or radiolabeled imaging agents through a linker acting as FAP ligands reported to be useful for diagnosis and treatment of cancer expressing FAP.
Researchers from Sichuan Baili Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Systimmune Inc. presented preclinical data for the novel CD33-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) being evaluated for the treatment of hematologic malignancies.
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