Researchers from Acerand Therapeutics (Hong Kong) Ltd. have presented Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular, inflammatory, psychiatric and immunological disorders.
Researchers from the University of Texas System presented preclinical data for MC-1-F2, a direct small molecule inhibitor of forkhead box protein C2 (FOXC2). The candidate has previously shown activity in breast cancer cell lines, and the current study aimed to assess its efficacy in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC).
Georgiamune Inc. announced that the FDA cleared its IND application for GIM-122, a first-in-class dual-functioning monoclonal antibody designed to target a highly novel mechanism to overcome immunotherapy resistance.
Emerging from stealth mode, new immuno-oncology company Dotbio Pte. Ltd. closed an oversubscribed $5.6 million pre-series A round to accelerate development of its multifunctional and intracellular antibody therapies.
Laboratory for Advanced Medicine & Health Group (LAMH)’s subsidiary Guangzhou Youze Biotechnology Co. Ltd. received marketing approval in China for its methylation test, which the company says is the first methylation test kit for liver cancer on the market in the world.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. has disclosed an antibody-drug conjugate consisting of exatecan covalently linked to the antibody trastuzumab targeting HER2 through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Humanwell Healthcare (Group) Co. Ltd. has described new dual microtubule destabilizers (tubulin polymerization inhibitors) and proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase Src inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, actinic keratosis, vitiligo and systemic lupus erythematosus, among others.
The German Cancer Research Center has discovered cyclin-dependent kinase 12 (CDK12)/cyclin K inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
An experimental vaccine that contained antigens of both lytic and latent phases of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and induced both an antibody and a T cells response, was able to generate broad and long-lasting immunity against EBV in mouse models of infection. Researchers from the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and Elicio Therapeutics Inc. reported those results online in Nature Communications on Aug. 8, 2023.
For some viruses, the challenge to developing a vaccine is their rapid mutation rate. This is the major challenge to developing an HIV vaccine or a universal flu vaccine. EBV is different. Its superpower is its ability to hide.