Astrazeneca AB has synthesized proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising a protein cereblon (CRBN) binding moiety covalently linked to an estrogen receptor α (ER-α)-targeting moiety through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of breast cancer.

Researchers at Shanghai Haiyan Pharmaceutical Technology Co. Ltd. and Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group have disclosed proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase-binding moiety coupled to a polycomb protein EED-targeting moiety through linkers; they are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Wuhan Humanwell Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has described heterocyclic compounds acting as transcriptional enhancer factor (TEAD) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Sudo Biosciences Ltd. has divulged non-receptor tyrosine-protein kinase TYK2 (JH2 domain) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, systemic lupus erythematosus, radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (ankylosing spondylitis), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Sjögren’s syndrome and type 1 diabetes.

Zhejiang Jingke Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has identified mast/stem cell growth factor receptor kit (KIT; c-Kit; CD117) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, neurodegeneration, progressive supranuclear palsy, mast cell activation syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, sickle cell disease and Crohn’s disease, among others.

Actio Biosciences Inc. has synthesized potassium channel subfamily T member 1 (KCNT1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of Brugada’s syndrome, early infantile epileptic encephalopathy, epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures, epileptic encephalopathy, nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy, infantile spasm, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and myocardial infarction, among others.

Evopoint Biosciences Co. Ltd. has disclosed proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety coupled to an Aurora kinase A (AURKA; ARK1)-targeting moiety through a linker potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.

Genentech Inc. has described GTPase KRAS (G12D mutant) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Scientists at Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Hengrui Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. have divulged glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of type 1 diabetes, atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes, obesity, nonalcoholic or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (NASH/MASH), hypertension, diabetic complications and coronary heart disease among others.