Vaxcellbio Co. Ltd. has signed a research agreement with the Korea Drug Development Fund (KDDF) to pursue the discovery of next-generation targeted anticancer lead compounds based on degradation of the molecular motor protein MYO1D (myosin 1D).
Fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC) is a rare and lethal cancer accounting for 1% of liver cancers affecting young, otherwise healthy patients. The primary driver of the vast majority of human FLCs is a fusion between the heat shock protein 40 (DNAJB1) and the catalytic subunit α of protein kinase A (PRKACA).
Peptidream Inc. has submitted IND applications to the FDA to initiate phase I studies of [225Ac]PD-32766, as a potential radiotherapeutic, and [64Cu]PD-32766, as the radiodiagnostic pair, for patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC).
Immunotherapy-focused biotech company LTZ Therapetics Inc. and GSK plc are partnering to develop up to four potential first-in-class myeloid cell engagers using LTZ’s immune-engager platform to target blood cancers and solid tumors.
With phase I/II data in hand, Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Cullinan Therapeutics Inc. began filing a rolling NDA to the U.S. FDA for accelerated approval of zipalertinib to treat patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor exon 20 insertion mutations who previously received platinum-based chemotherapy.
Two South Korean conglomerates – Samyang Holdings Corp. and Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd. – listed their newly spun-off biopharmaceutical units on Korea Exchange’s (KRX) main trading board Nov. 24.
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University, National Institutes of Health and University of Iowa have synthesized superstolide derivatives reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and viral infections.
Triple-negative breast cancer, which accounts for 15-20% of all cases of breast cancer, is particularly difficult to treat. It is driven in part by epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), yet EGFR inhibitors that are effective against other cancers somehow fail to be effective against triple-negative breast cancer.
Researchers from Eilean Therapeutics LLC and collaborators presented the discovery and characterization of a new, selective CDK2 inhibitor showing potent in vitro and in vivo activity at the 2025 AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics.