Despite an initial complete remission of 60%-80% in patients receiving anthracycline/cytarabine induction, acute myeloid leukemia (AML) shows a suboptimal long-term outcome rate. Serine/threonine kinase HPK1 has emerged as a promising therapeutic target, demonstrating pan-cancer prognostic significance.

Estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer remains a major challenge even with well-defined treatment options. The identification of reliable markers for early detection of the disease is crucial for improving patient outcomes.

Medicovestor Inc.’s Adobind MC-001 has been awarded orphan drug designation by the FDA for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Adobind MC-001 is a chemoimmunotherapy antibody-drug conjugate that integrates proprietary enhancements to antibody structure, payload delivery and tumor engagement.

Naya Therapeutics Inc. is expanding its hepatocellular carcinoma pipeline with the addition of NY-700, a first-in-class GPC3-targeted Astatine-211 (211At) α radioimmunotherapy aiming to address residual disease, micro-metastasis and post-immunotherapy failures.

Sunrock Biopharma SL and Shanghai Escugen Biotechnology Co. Ltd. have joined forces in a strategic partnership to codevelop SRB-123, a first-in-class antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting C-C motif chemokine receptor 9 (CCR9), a tumor-associated antigen overexpressed in multiple solid tumors, including pancreatic, ovarian and lung cancer.

Among the presentations included in the Top Abstracts category at the recently inaugurated Annual Congress of the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) in Lisbon, it is worth highlighting two that respectively addressed the role of cytokines and lipid-sensing receptors as key modulators of the tumor microenvironment, a central theme in current cancer research.

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. announced June 13 that it struck a potential $5.33 billion deal with Astrazeneca plc to develop novel preclinical small-molecule candidates using CSPC’s AI-driven drug development platform.