Researchers from Jiangsu Ocean University reported the synthesis and preclinical evaluation of novel derivatives of SKF-83566, a selective D1 receptor antagonist widely used in dopamine signaling research.
Almirall SA has nominated LAD-116 as a novel therapy targeting non-melanoma skin cancer for further development in IND-enabling studies. LAD-116 is based on collaborator Etherna Immunotherapies NV’s intratumoral mRNA/lipid nanoparticle (LNP) platform.
CD137 is a potent immune costimulatory receptor that promotes T-cell activation and enhances antitumor immune responses. However, systemic activation of CD137 can result in excessive immune stimulation and associated safety risks, such as hepatotoxicity, limiting its clinical use.
Gilead Sciences Inc. is acquiring partner Arcellx Inc. at a value of up to $7.8 billion, consisting of $115 per share up front and a potential payment of $5 per share through a contingent value right.
Harbour Biomed is spinning out newco Solstice Oncology and is outlicensing its CTLA-4 antibody, porustobart (HBM-4003), to the newco in a cash and equity deal worth more than $1.2 billion.
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG is selling off its India-listed business unit, Novartis India Ltd. (NIL), to a private equity-led consortium for about ₹14.46 billion (US$159.3 million) as it seeks to grow with “pure-play innovation.”
Apmonia Therapeutics SAS, the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and the Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne have disclosed LRP1-derived polypeptides acting as cathepsin D (CTSD) inhibitors.
In a recent study, researchers from Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory investigated whether in vivo targeting of gastrointestinal tissues via foodborne delivery of Lm-based cancer vaccines could control tumor growth in murine models of colorectal cancer.
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