Verastem Inc. has announced the nomination of an oral KRAS G12D inhibitor, VS-7375 (GFH-375), as the lead program from its discovery and development collaboration with Genfleet Therapeutics (Shanghai) Inc.
Terray Therapeutics Inc. has established a multi-target collaboration agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb to discover and develop small-molecule therapeutics in certain disease areas.
Vidac Pharma Holding plc has announced results from an in vitro study of VDA-1275 in combination with chemotherapeutic agents to treat solid tumors. VDA-1275 is a potent small molecule that reverses cancer cell hyper glycolytic metabolism (Warburg effect).
Researchers from New York University College of Dentistry’s Pain Research Center in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh found a candidate for chronic pain treatment among a library of 27 million compounds.
Invios GmbH and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have entered into a preclinical research collaboration to evaluate Invios' immune-activating small molecule, INV-501, as a potential treatment for glioblastoma.
Abbisko Therapeutics Co. Ltd. has received clearance from China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to conduct clinical trials in China of ABSK-051, a novel small-molecule CD73 inhibitor, for advanced solid tumors.
Aquinnah Pharmaceuticals Inc. has announced preclinical research findings for a novel small-molecule therapeutic designed to slow or stop the progression of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Vyne Therapeutics Inc. has released promising new preclinical data on its oral small-molecule BD2-selective BET inhibitor, VYN-202, in preclinical models of psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis. In a well-established model, a psoriasis phenotype was induced in BALB-C mice, and treatment was administered intraperitoneally with either VYN-202, the allosteric TYK2 inhibitor Sotykto (deucravacitinib, Bristol Myers Squibb Co.) or placebo.