F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. have identified 3-alkynyl carboxamides acting as legumain (asparaginyl endopeptidase; LGMN) inhibitors.
Sichuan Huiyu Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. and Sichuan Huiyu Seacross Pharma Technology Ltd. have jointly described new phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and/or GTPase KRAS (G12C mutant) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases.
Immuther Pharmtech (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. has patented lysophosphatidic acid LPA5 receptor (GPR92) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of neuropathic pain, cancer, neurological disorders, atherosclerosis, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, fibrosis and obesity, among others.
The co-founder and CEO of Total Flow Medical Ltd, Hilary Pierce, reported the filing of a patent for bidirectional flow cannulas configured and designed to replace conventional femoral arterial cannulas for extracorporeal circulation during cardiopulmonary bypass procedures and that provide an optional dedicated blood flow to the ipsilateral limb.
China Welfare Institute International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital and East China University of Science & Technology have jointly developed aza-phenothiazine derivatives reported to be useful for the treatment of endometrial cancer.
Leo Pharma A/S researchers have synthesized new interleukin-17 (IL-17) modulators reported to be useful for the treatment of psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, spondyloarthritis, radiographic ankylosing spondylitis (ankylosing spondylitis) and autoimmune diseases.
Research at RIKEN has led to the identification of furanocoumarin derivatives acting as dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and viral infections.
Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase α (PI3Kα) inhibitors have been reported in a Synnovation Therapeutics Inc. patent as useful for the treatment of cancer, PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum, congenital lipomatous overgrowth, vascular malformations, epidermal naevi and skeletal abnormalities.