Onco3r Therapeutics BV has divulged new fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) inhibitors designed for use in the treatment of cancer.

Tarapeutics Science Inc. has reported new pyrazolopyridine compounds acting as dual specificity protein kinase CLK and dual specificity tyrosine-phosphorylation-regulated kinase (DYRK) inhibitors.

East China Normal University and Fudan University have jointly discovered tricyclic pyrimidine compounds acting as adenosine A2A and/or A2B receptor antagonists.

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Hengrui Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. have identified new proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTACs) compounds comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase-binding moiety coupled to a B-cell lymphoma 6 protein (BCL6)-targeting moiety through a linker.

Shenzhen Targetrx Inc. has designed new proteolysis targeting chimeric (PROTACs) compounds comprising cereblon (CRBN) ligands covalently bonded to an EGFR L858R-, L858R/T790M double mutant- and L858R/T790M/C797S triple mutant-targeting moiety through a linker reported to useful for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer.

Deeplake Pharmaceuticals (Shandong) Co. Ltd. has patented oxazolo- or thiazolo-indole compounds acting as xanthine dehydrogenase/oxidase (XDH; XOR) and/or solute carrier family 22 member 12 (SLC22A12; URAT1) dual inhibitors. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of gout and hyperuricemia.

The University of California has reported new azocino[4,5,6-cd]indoles acting as 5-HT2A receptor agonists and thus potentially useful for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Tyra Biosciences Inc. has disclosed new indazole compounds acting as fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) inhibitors. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and developmental disorders.

China Pharmaceutical University has prepared and tested sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase (SMPD1; aSMase) inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Alzheimer’s disease, depression, diabetes, hepatic steatosis and stroke, among others.

Ascentage Pharma Group Corp. Ltd. and Ascentage Pharma (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. have disclosed proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising E3 ubiquitin ligase-binding moiety covalently linked to a Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK)-targeting moiety. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.