Scientists at Beigene Ltd. and Beigene Switzerland GmbH have identified phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase α (PI3Kα) (H1047R mutant) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, congenital lipomatous overgrowth, vascular malformations, epidermal naevi and skeletal abnormalities and PIK3CA related overgrowth spectrum (PROS).
Several recent Celgene Corp. patents detail the development of proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising a cereblon (CRBN)-binding moiety covalently linked to an interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK-4)-targeting moiety via a linker.
Work at Foshan Ionova Biotherapeutics Co. Ltd., Guangdong Touchstone Translational Research Institute Co. Ltd. and Shenzhen Ionova Life Science Co. Ltd. has led to the discovery of new cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme, mitochondrial (CYP11A1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of breast cancer and castration-resistant prostate cancer.
A Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd. and Tianjin Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd. patent describes new fibroblast activation protein-α (FAP-α) inhibitors comprising a chelator and a radiolabeled compound potentially useful for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has synthesized substituted biphenyl compounds acting as E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase CBL-B (CBLB) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
The Agency for Science Technology & Research (A*STAR) Bioprocessing Technology Institute has patented 3C-like proteinase (3CLpro; Mpro; nsp5) (coronavirus) inhibitors.
Benobio Co. Ltd. has discovered new benzothiophene derivatives acting as bromodomain-containing protein 2 (BD1 domain) (Brd2 BD1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Elgen Therapeutics Inc. has patented new 4-chromanone derivative proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising a von Hippel-Lindau disease tumor suppressor (VHL)-binding moiety coupled with a WD repeat-containing protein 5 (WDR5; BIG3)-targeting moiety through a linker.