Genescience Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has described salts of known melanocortin MC4 receptor antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of anorexia nervosa, cachexia, muscle atrophy, nausea and vomiting, sarcopenia, anxiety, bone disorders and inflammatory disorders.

Qingdao Putaike Biomedical Technology Co. Ltd. has divulged hydrophobic tag-based degraders comprising heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) ligands covalently linked to an androgen receptor (AR)-targeting moiety through a linker acting as AR degradation inducers reported to be useful for the treatment of acne, androgenic alopecia, hirsutism, metabolic disorders, breast cancer and prostate cancer.

China Pharmaceutical University and Chongqing Innovation Institute, China Pharmaceutical University have identified compounds acting as stimulator of interferon genes protein (STING; TMEM173) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, fibrosis, infections, inflammation, autoimmune diseases, metabolic disorders, neurological disorders and cardiovascular disorders, among others.

Zhejiang Yangli Pharmaceutical Technology Co. Ltd. has synthesized thiazole-substituted pyrimidine amine compounds acting as CDK2/cyclin E1 inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Université de Montréal has disclosed GTPase KRAS G12D mutant inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, inflammatory disorders and immunological disorders.

Shenzhen Forward Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has described fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of stomach cancer and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

Shanghai Qilu Pharmaceutical Research and Development Centre Ltd. has divulged cellular tumor antigen p53 (TP53) (Tyr220Cys mutant) stabilizers reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Zhimeng Biopharma has identified compounds reported to be useful for the treatment of hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection.

Apichope Bio Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Apichope Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Guangzhou Lianrui Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Guangzhou Runlin Pharmaceutical Technology Co. Ltd. have synthesized xanthine dehydrogenase/oxidase (XDH; XOR) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of hyperuricemia, gout, arthritis and heart failure.

Theratechnologies Inc. and Transfert Plus SEC have disclosed peptide-drug conjugates comprising a maytansinoid moiety linked to peptides targeting the sortilin (neurotensin NTR3; NT3; Gp95) receptor through a protease-cleavable linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.