Shanghai Henlius Biotech Inc. has announced IND approval by the FDA for HLX-42 for injection, an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) developed under a collaboration between Henlius and Medilink Therapeutics.
Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has described pyrazole-substituted cyclopentanol ester derivatives acting as CDK2/cyclin E1 and CDK2/cyclin A2 inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Viscient Biosciences LLC has divulged tryptanthrin derivatives acting as indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 2 (IDO-2) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune disease.
Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH has acquired T3 Pharmaceuticals AG for CHF450 million (US$507.5 million) to gain access to a technology that uses live bacteria to deliver immune-modulating proteins to cancer cells and tumor microenvironments.
Etcembly emerged from stealth mode in August with something it regards as seemingly impossible: A machine learning platform that has the ability to predict and engineer – at never-seen-before scale and speed – T-cell receptors (TCR) that enable bispecific T-cell engager antibodies targeting cancer cells to be produced.
Tarapeutics Science Inc. has identified phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase δ (PI3Kδ) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and systemic lupus erythematosus.
Medshine Discovery Inc. has synthesized mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 1 (MAP4K1; HPK1; MEKKK1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Beigene Ltd. and Ensem Therapeutics Inc. have announced an agreement for Beigene to acquire an exclusive global license to an IND application-ready oral cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) inhibitor.
Morphosys AG’s rare blood cancer treatment hit its phase III primary endpoint but missed statistical significance on a secondary endpoint, sinking the stock for the day. Top-line data from the study treating JAK inhibitor-naïve patients who have the rare blood cancer myelofibrosis showed the combination of pelabresib, a BET inhibitor, and the JAK inhibitor ruxolitinib produced a statistically significant improvement in spleen volume reduction, which was the primary endpoint.