Université Laval has identified PBRM derivatives acting as estradiol 17β-dehydrogenase 1 (HSD17B1; 17β-HSD1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Laekna Pharmaceutical Ningbo Co. Ltd. has synthesized phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase α (PI3Kα) and its mutant (H1047R) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of breast cancer.

Scientists at Dongguk University and Korean Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology have disclosed benzofuran compounds targeting heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A2/B1 (hnRNPA2B1) acting as RAF proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase (RAF-1; c-Raf) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Scientists at Guangzhou Imd Therapeutics Co. Ltd. and Pamplona Therapeutics (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. have described proteolysis targeting chimeric (PROTAC) compounds comprising cereblon (CRBN) ligands covalently linked to an interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK-4) targeting moiety through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, autoimmune disease, cancer, cardiovascular, eye and inflammatory disorders, rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease, among others.

Shanghai Apeiron Biotechnology Co. Ltd. has divulged kinesin-like protein KIF18A inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, inflammatory disorders and Kartagener syndrome (primary ciliary dyskinesia).

Haisco Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has identified proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety covalently linked to an androgen receptor (AR) targeting moiety acting as AR degradation inducers reported to be useful for the treatment of prostate cancer.

Astrazeneca AB has synthesized antibody-drug conjugates comprising an antibody or antigen-binding fragment covalently linked to cytotoxic moieties through enzymatically cleavable linkers reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Biogen Inc. has disclosed uracil nucleotide/cysteinyl leukotriene receptor (GPR17; P2Y-Like) antagonists with improved brain penetration reported to be useful for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.

University of Antwerp has described fibroblast activation protein (FAP) inhibitors reported to be useful for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, disorders of coagulation, glucose metabolism and inflammatory disorders.

Biotheryx Inc. has divulged proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety covalently linked to a son of sevenless homolog 1 (SOS1) targeting moiety reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.