Lactiga US Inc. has received an award from the NIH’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to advance the development of its secretory IgA (sIgA) antibody for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) now affects over a third of adults worldwide. Its progressive form, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), is a leading driver of cirrhosis, cancer and liver transplants while often coexisting with diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease.
Onco3r Therapeutics BV has obtained clinical trial application (CTA) approval by the Belgian regulatory authorities for its SIK3 inhibitor O3R-5671. A first-in-human trial will be conducted in Belgium and is expected to open enrollment in the coming weeks. Final data are expected in the first half of next year and will inform subsequent patient trials across a range of autoimmune diseases, which are planned to commence next year.
Omass Therapeutics Ltd. has entered into an exclusive collaboration and license agreement with Genentech Inc., a member of the Roche Group, for the rights to develop and commercialize Omass’ preclinical oral small-molecule program for inflammatory bowel disease.
Scientists at Emory University and Hadasit Medical Research Services and Development Ltd. have described nuclear receptor ROR-α agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of liver cancer, pancreatitis, diabetes, obesity, immunological disorders, neurological disorders, liver diseases and metabolic diseases, among others.
Beijing Sciwind Biotechnology Co. Ltd. and Sciwind Biosciences Co. Ltd. have divulged glucagon-like peptide 2 receptor (GLP-2R) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of Crohn’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome, malnutrition, ulcerative colitis, obesity and graft-vs.-host disease.
Gilead Sciences Inc. recently discussed the discovery of emvistegrast (GS-1427), a potent, selective, once-daily oral α4β7 integrin inhibitor currently in phase II trials for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (NCT06290934).
Pfizer Inc. provided details on the discovery and in vitro/in vivo characteristics of SIK inhibitor PF-07899895 for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Pfizer’s program focused on pan-SIK inhibition to regulate cytokine production in immune cells based on the hypothesis that this approach could suppress pro-inflammatory cytokines/chemokines and promote an anti-inflammatory phenotype.
Arnatar Therapeutics Inc.’s ART-4, an upregulating antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) therapeutic candidate for the treatment of Alagille syndrome (ALGS), has been awarded U.S. orphan drug and rare pediatric disease designations by the FDA. Approximately 95% of ALGS cases are caused by haploinsufficient mutations in the Jagged-1 (JAG1) gene, leading to insufficient JAG1 protein levels and impaired liver bile duct development.
Apex Biosciences Pte Ltd. has identified phosphodiesterase PDE4B inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, neurological disorders, inflammatory bowel disease, skin inflammation, lung inflammation, eye inflammation and inflammatory joint diseases.
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