Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd. has described ceramide glucosyltransferase (glucosylceramide synthase; GLCT-1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, Lewy body dementia, diabetes, obesity, polycystic kidney disease, neurodegeneration, lysosomal storage disease and Parkinson’s disease, among others.

Shanghai Aryl Pharmtech Co. Ltd. and Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co Ltd. have identified heterocyclic derivatives acting as Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 (RAC1; TC25) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of melanoma, Menkes disease, rheumatoid arthritis, atherosclerosis, type 1 diabetes, Huntington’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease.

Astellas Pharma Inc. has divulged proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds acting as GTPase KRAS (G12D mutant) degradation inducers reported to be useful for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

Researchers from Ascentage Pharma Group International and Ascentage Pharma (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. have synthesized tricyclic compounds acting as inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAP) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, AIDS, autoimmune disease, immune thrombocytopenia (idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura), infections, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory disorders, among others.

Scorpion Therapeutics Inc. has disclosed tetrahydroindole derivatives acting as EGFR (HER1; erbB1) and/or HER2 (erbB2) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Kumquat Biosciences Inc. has described heterocyclic compounds and PROTACs acting as GTPase KRAS (G12D, G12C, G12S and G13D mutant), and/or G12V and wild-type GTPase KRAS inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Shanghai Zhigen Pharmaceutical Technology Co Ltd. has divulged nonreceptor tyrosine-protein kinase TYK2 inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of inflammation and autoimmune diseases.

Shanghaitech University has identified G protein-coupled receptor GPR139 agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of schizophrenia, among others.

Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has synthesized mast/stem cell growth factor receptor Kit (KIT; c-KIT; CD117) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory and neurological disorders.

Ikena Oncology Inc. has disclosed mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MAP2K; MEK; MAPKK) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.