Kling Biotherapeutics BV has presented preclinical data on an antibody, KBA-1413, which recognizes a specific glycoform of CD43 that is shared among acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and solid tumor cells.
Zeno Management Inc. has identified antibody-drug conjugates comprising antibodies targeting inactive tyrosine-protein kinase transmembrane receptor ROR1 (ROR1) covalently bound to exatecan derivatives through a linker.
Vessi Medical Ltd. recently closed a series A financing round at $16.5 million for the advancement of its cryotherapy technology to treat non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Vessi believes that its minimally invasive device can provide a therapeutic alternative to a transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) procedure, the current first line therapy to treat the disease.
Fochon Biosciences Ltd. has identified apoptosis regulator Bcl-2 (D103E mutant) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of autoimmune disease and cancer.
Researchers from Astrazeneca plc and affiliated organizations have described the discovery and preclinical evaluation of casitas B-lymphoma proto-oncogene-b (Cbl-b) inhibitors as novel anticancer candidates.
Abbvie Inc. and Tentarix Biotherapeutics Inc. have established a multiyear collaboration focused on the discovery and development of conditionally active, multispecific biologic candidates against one target in oncology and another in immunology.
South China University of Technology and affiliated organizations have published data from a study that aimed to assess the role of the recently identified human hexokinase, hexokinase domain component 1 (HKDC1), in regulating tumor immune cell response in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Alanine-serine-cysteine transporter 2 (ASCT2) is a glutamine (Gln) transporter that is required for cell proliferation and is overexpressed in tumors such as non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Researchers from China Pharmaceutical University have reported on the discovery and preclinical characterization of a novel series of ASCT2 inhibitors that led to the identification two lead compounds.
Kazia Therapeutics Ltd. stopped its two-part paxalisib plus radiotherapy phase I trial early based on positive safety and promising clinical responses in patients with phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathway mutation brain metastases from solid tumors. The company plans to meet with the U.S. FDA to discuss a pivotal registrational trial.
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