TGF-β receptor type-1 (TGFBR1; ALK5; SKR4; TβR-I) inhibitors are reported in a recent Bisichem Co. Ltd. patent as potentially useful for the treatment of cancer, obesity, diabetes, fibrosis, autoimmune diseases and vascular disorders.
Genentech Inc. researchers have described phenol derivatives acting as probable global transcription activator SNF2L2 (SMARCA2; BAF190B; SNF2-α) and/or transcription activator BRG1 (SMARCA4; BAF190A; SNF2-β) degradation inducers reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Research at Abbvie Inc. and Calico Life Sciences LLC has led to the development of proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety covalently linked to tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 2 (PTPN2; TCPTP) and/or PTPN1B. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. has “more work to do” in understanding mixed results with the DNA-based immunotherapy VGX-3100 as a treatment for cervical high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions associated with human papillomavirus (HPV)-16 or HPV-18, said Michael Sumner, chief medical officer for the company. “We only got the data in our hands about a week ago.”
Research at Nimbus Saturn Inc. has led to the development of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 1 (MAP4K1; HPK1; MEKKK1) inhibitors reported in a recent patent to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Researchers at Flare Therapeutics Inc. have prepared and tested quinoline compounds acting as peroxisome-proliferator receptor γ (PPARγ) inverse agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of bladder cancer.
Sisaf Ltd. has entered into a collaboration with the University of Leipzig to develop Bio-Courier targeted micro interfering RNAs (miRNA) for the treatment of cancer, with an initial focus on pancreatic cancer.
With a $200 million oversubscribed and upsized series A round completed, Cargo Therapeutics Inc. will advance its autologous CD22 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, CRG-022, which has breakthrough therapy designation in the U.S. “The proceeds are critical for us,” said Gina Chapman, CEO of San Mateo, Calif.-based Cargo. “We will demonstrate manufacturability this year and kick off the pivotal phase II.”
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