The effective targeting of RAS-mutant acute myeloid leukemia (AML) still remains a challenge; RAS mutations are tied to relapse to targeted therapy, such as resistance to FLT3 inhibitors due to the RAS/MAPK pathway, for example.
Researchers from Maplight Therapeutics Inc. presented preclinical data for the investigational muscarinic M1/M4 receptor agonist ML-007, being evaluated for the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The activity of ML-007 was compared to that of another muscarinic M1/M4 agonist, xanomeline.
Researchers from Excellamol Inc. presented the design and preclinical characterization of XM161-SN38, a novel IL-13Rα2-targeting polypeptide-drug conjugate being evaluated for the treatment of gliomas.
With the aim of developing an effective and more tolerable conditioning for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), researchers from Molecular Partners AG applied the proprietary ankyrin repeat protein (DARPin) platform to generate a novel multi-specific Switch-DARPin candidate, MP-0621.
Researchers from Bright Minds Biosciences Inc. presented data on the mechanism of action of BMB-101, a novel scaffold 5-HT2C Gq-protein biased designed to treat drug-resistant neurological disorders.
Researchers have described the development of a novel murine model of glioblastoma established with a patient-derived xenograft (PDX) in humanized mice that harbored an almost complete human immune microenvironment.
Researchers from Janssen Research & Development LLC presented preclinical data for JNJ-87801493, a first-in-class CD20 targeted CD28 costimulatory bispecific antibody (Ab), currently in early clinical development for the treatment of B-cell malignancies.
Researchers from E-Therapeutics plc presented preclinical data for ETX-312, a GalNAc-conjugated short interfering RNA (siRNA), produced using the Galomic platform and being developed for the treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).