Beyang Therapeutics Co. Ltd. has divulged salts of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, fibrosis, autoimmune, inflammatory, neurodegeneration, cardiovascular, metabolic and eye disorders.
Shanghai Qingrun Pharmaceutical Technology Co. Ltd. has discovered new GTPase KRAS mutant inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Lunan New Time Biotechnical Co. Ltd. has identified new camptothecin derivatives and their antibody-drug conjugates reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Avacta Therapeutics (Avacta Group plc) has obtained IND clearance from the FDA for FAP-Exd (AVA-6103), a Precision peptide-drug conjugate based on exatecan.
Ervimmune SAS has announced the first closing of its series A financing with €17 million ($19.8 million) raised to advance ErVac-01, Ervimmune’s lead candidate, into the clinic and through a first-in-human trial.
China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has cleared Shanghai Henlius Biotech Inc. to initiate a phase Ib/II trial of HLX-701 in combination with cetuximab and chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with advanced RAS/BRAF wild-type colorectal cancer.
Neok Bio Inc. has obtained IND clearance from the FDA for NEOK-001, enabling initiation of a phase I trial for solid tumors. Dosing is expected to begin in the coming months, and initial clinical data are anticipated next year.
Oncogenic KRAS mutations are among the most prevalent driver events in solid tumors, with the KRAS G12D variant constituting the dominant allele in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and a frequent alteration in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Researchers from Ranok Therapeutics (Hangzhou) Co. Ltd. and collaborators described the preclinical profile of RNK-08954, an oral KRAS G12D inhibitor, in both in vitro and in vivo models.
Cancer cells expand through mutations – but not just through mutations. They also change their behavior in the absence of underlying genetic alterations. Such plasticity helps the cells both adapt to the cellular stress fueled by out-of-control growth and resist targeted and chemotherapies alike. Investigators from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Huazhong Agricultural University have gained new insights into the underlying mechanisms of plasticity.
Six months shy of the PDUFA date for its oral, selective glucocorticoid receptor antagonist relacorilant to treat platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, Corcept Therapeutics Inc. reported a 35% reduction in the risk of death, meeting the second primary endpoint of overall survival after reaching statistical significance with progression-free survival last March.
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