Shanghai Haiyan Pharmaceutical Technology Co. Ltd. and Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group have divulged new isoindoline proteolysis targeting chimeric (PROTAC) compounds comprising cereblon (CRBN) ligands covalently linked to a eukaryotic peptide chain release factor GTP-binding subunit ERF3A (GSPT1)-targeting moiety. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Hengrui Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. have identified oxyheteroaryl compounds acting as sodium channel protein type 10 subunit α (Nav1.8) blockers. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of pain, urinary incontinence, multiple sclerosis, cough, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and arrhythmia.

Work at Apertor Pharmaceuticals Inc. has led to the preparation of new hetero-bifunctional compounds acting as mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.

Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has disclosed proteolysis targeting chimeric (PROTAC) compounds comprising a E3 ubiquitin ligase-binding moiety covalently linked to an estrogen receptor-α (ERα)-targeting moiety. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of breast cancer.

Di’ao Group Chengdu Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has synthesized glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of hypertension, diabetes type 1, cerebral infarction, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH; NASH), metabolic syndrome, obesity, arteriosclerosis and Parkinson’s disease, among others.

Boomray Co. Ltd. has disclosed new conjugates comprising a fibroblast activation protein-α (FAPα) inhibitor covalently linked to radiolabeled chelating agents through a linker. They are reported to be useful for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, inflammation, atherosclerosis, fibrosis, metabolic and neurological disorders.

Evopoint Biosciences Co. Ltd. has patented 2-acylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2 (MGAT2, MOGAT2) inhibitors. They are described as potentially useful for the treatment of obesity, metabolic syndrome, hyperlipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, diabetes and arteriosclerosis.

Sunshine Lake Pharma Co. Ltd. has divulged heterocyclic fused ring compounds acting as pyruvate kinase PKLR activators potentially useful for the treatment of anemia, abetalipoproteinemia, hemolysis, hereditary spherocytosis, sickle cell disease and thalassemia.

Janssen Pharmaceutica NV has identified compounds targeting TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TARDBP; TDP-43) acting as positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agents. They are designed for use in the diagnosis of neurological disorders.

Suzhou Raymon Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has identified nitric oxide (NO) donor-containing compounds reported to be useful for the treatment of glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, cataract, uveitis, keratitis and ocular hypertension.