National Institute of Pharmaceutical R&D Co. Ltd. has divulged heterocyclic compounds acting as RAC-α serine/threonine-protein kinase (AKT1; PKB α), AKT2 (PKB β) and AKT3 (PKB γ) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Salarius Pharmaceuticals Inc. has received FDA clearance of its IND application to initiate a phase I trial with SP-3164 in patients with relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).
Crossbow Therapeutics Inc. has launched with US$80 million in series A funding. The financing will allow Crossbow to advance the development of novel therapies that potently target peptide-loaded major histocompatibility complexes on cancer cells, using antibodies that mimic T-cell receptors (TCR).
China’s Center for Drug Evaluation has cleared Jacobio Pharmaceuticals Group Co. Ltd.’s KRAS G12C inhibitor, glecirasib (JAB-21822), to begin a phase III pivotal study for pancreatic cancer.
Taking aim at the elusive place where stubborn cancer cells multiply, Crossbow Therapeutics Inc. has launched with $80 million in funds through a series A round. The Cambridge, Mass.-based company plans to advance its novel therapies, which mimic T-cell receptors and target peptide-loaded major histocompatibility complexes on cancer cells. If all goes well, the first product will be in the clinic in 2025.
Seven deaths and five respiratory-related, treatment-emergent adverse events in a group of 40 aged and very unwell cancer patients rang alarm bells for ADC Therapeutics SA. The company has voluntarily paused enrollment in its phase II Lotis-9 study of Zynlonta (loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl) and rituximab (Lonca-R) for treating previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in those who are considered frail or unfit.
Haemalogix Ltd.’s monoclonal antibody Kappamab met all primary endpoints in a phase IIb trial that combined the MAb with lenalidomide and dexamethasone in kappa-type multiple myeloma patients who had relapsed or become refractory to other treatments.
Lotte Biologics Co. Ltd. said it partnered with domestic bioventure Kanaph Therapeutics Inc. to develop an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) technology platform in hopes of rounding out a full, in-house ADC value-chain.
Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. raised HK$1.36 billion (US$174 million) in an IPO in Hong Kong to support its push into the increasingly competitive antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) market in China.
South Korean pharmaceutical giant Yuhan Corp. gained Korea’s MFDS approval to expand indications for its potent oral third-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor Leclaza (lazertinib) as a first-line treatment for EGFR T790M mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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