CSPC Megalith Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has described antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) comprising anti-tumor-associated calcium signal transducer 2 (TACSTD2; TROP2) antibodies covalently linked to cytotoxic drugs reported to be useful for the treatment of pancreatic and breast cancer.
Investigators at St. John’s University have published preclinical data regarding their endothelin-1 receptor (ETRA) antagonist HJP-272 for the potential treatment of cancer.
Cptx GmbH’s QUIET-CAR collaborative project with Nanocell Therapeutics Inc. has been awarded a Eurostars Grant from the EU through the Horizon Europe program and Eureka Network. The QUIET-CAR project aims to develop targeted lipid nanoparticles carrying novel immune-silent single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) for in vivo CAR T therapy.
Researchers from the University of Tennessee and collaborating institutions have investigated in preclinical models the use of an oncolytic herpes simplex virus (oHSV) armed with the immune-stimulating cytokine interleukin-12 (IL-12) as a potential treatment for glioblastoma. They published their results in Molecular Therapy: Oncology.
Researchers from Ovid Therapeutics Inc. presented preclinical efficacy data on the combination of OV-329, a small-molecule inhibitor of the mitochondrial GABA aminotransferase (GABA-AT) enzyme, with docetaxel in a murine intracardiac model of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
Shanghai Qilu Pharmaceutical Research and Development Centre Ltd. has synthesized Werner syndrome ATP-dependent helicase (WRN; RECQ3; RECQL2) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Pilatus Biosciences Inc. has announced a clinical trial collaboration with F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. in support of Pilatus’ upcoming first-in-human phase I trial evaluating PLT-012 in combination with atezolizumab in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Evolveimmune Therapeutics Inc. has gained IND clearance from the U.S. FDA for EVOLVE-104, a novel trispecific T-cell engager for the treatment of solid tumors. The company will begin a phase I trial this year.
Colorectal cancer is among the most common malignant tumor types and the second leading cause of tumor-related deaths worldwide. Tumor necrosis factor α-induced protein 8-like protein 2 (TIPE2) is a protein member of the TIPE family and highly expressed in immune cells. The prognostic impact and the relationship with tumor immunity of TIPE2 plus other immune markers such as CD8, CD20 and CD66b were evaluated in colorectal cancer by researchers from First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University and collaborators.