Amgen Inc. is looking to position inebilizumab as the first therapeutic specifically for treating immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD), a rare, immune-mediated condition that can affect multiple organs, after yielding what Leerink Partners analyst David Risinger called “exceptional” phase III results.
Exevir Bio BV has demonstrated that its antibodies are potent in neutralizing the SARS-CoV-2 variant JN.1, the parental strain of the currently most dominantly circulating variants worldwide.
Annexon Inc.’s stock (NASDAQ:ANNX) climbed 31% June 4 following news that a single infusion of C1q protein complex inhibitor ANX-005 at the 30-mg/kg dose delivered a statistically significant 2.4-fold improvement in Guillain-Barré syndrome patients. Shares closed at $5.99, up $1.41.
7 Hills Pharma Inc. has been awarded $4.7 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to support its cell/gene therapy development program.
Scinnohub Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has patented new 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase (15-PGDH) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, fibrosis, ulcerative colitis and more.
C-C chemokine receptor type 6 (CCR6) regulates the migration and recruitment of T cells in inflammatory and immunological processes and, as part of the CCR6-CCL20 axis together with its exclusive binding molecule CCL20, plays a critical role in maintaining immunological homeostasis during inflammation and infection.
Innovent Biologics Inc.’s picankibart (IBI-112) met all primary endpoints and key secondary endpoints in the phase III registrational Clear-1 trial in Chinese subjects with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
Treatment with indoleamine dioxygenase-1 (IDO1) inhibitors reduced both viremia and B cell transformation in animal models of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD), while IDO1 up-regulation occurred in patients who would go on to develop PTLD. The findings, which were reported in the May 24, 2024, issue of Science by researchers from the University of Basel and the University Hospital Basel, point to new ways to predict, prevent and treat complications of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection.
Mast/stem cell growth factor receptor KIT is a receptor tyrosine kinase that plays a key role in mast cell differentiation, proliferation, survival and activation.
A proprietary Src homology 2 (SH2) platform of integrated technologies was applied for the discovery of REX-7117 and REX-5376, two highly potent, selective and orally available SH2 domain-targeting STAT3 inhibitors.
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