Innovstone Therapeutics Ltd. has described aromatic heterocyclic compounds acting as ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase family member 1 (ENPP1) inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, heart failure and myocardial infarction.
Genequantum Healthcare Co. Ltd. and Inxmed Co. Ltd. have signed a collaboration agreement under which Genequantum has granted nonexclusive licensing of its proprietary conjugation technology to Inxmed, supporting the development of the next generation of targeted antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs).
Recent studies reported the design of a new generation of phage-based particles for targeted systemic gene delivery, which consist of the packaging of a recombinant rAAV2 DNA by coat proteins of a filamentous phage.
Writing in The Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, researchers from Nantong First People’s Hospital and collaborators recently conducted a study to discover Hsp90 inhibitors with high efficacy and broad antitumor activity.
Cumulus Oncology Ltd. and Leadxpro AG have signed a research collaboration focused on the discovery and development of small molecules targeting an undisclosed and novel cancer-focused G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR).
Researchers from Peking University (PKU) recently presented the discovery and preclinical evaluation of a novel small-molecule inhibitor of pan-αv integrin, C19-9-21, being developed for the treatment of prostate cancer.
Dose-limiting toxicities in a phase I/II study led Theseus Pharmaceuticals Inc. to quit work with lead compound THE-630, a pan-variant KIT Inhibitor for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), but the company plans to nominate another such candidate in the same indication during the first half of 2024. Meanwhile, the firm is prioritizing THE-349, a fourth-generation EGFR inhibitor for non-small-cell lung cancer, due for an IND application in the fourth quarter of this year.
Aligos Therapeutics Inc. has disclosed programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1; PDCD1; CD279), PD-1 ligand 1 (PD-L1; CD274) and/or PD-1/PD-L1 interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatitis B virus (HBV).
Researchers from the U.S. National Cancer Institute and collaborators had previously demonstrated the therapeutic efficacy of an autologous whole tumor cell vaccine, named rWTC-MBTA, to prevent primary tumor growth and enhance mouse survival in a colon carcinoma model. The vaccine is composed of irradiated entire tumor cells (rWTC) pulsed with mannan-BAM (a pathogen-associated molecular pattern), TLR agonists and anti-CD40 antibody (MBTA).
Half of patients with HER2-positive advanced breast cancer develop metastases in the central nervous system (CNS), even while receiving HER2-directed therapies.
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