Sunshine Lake Pharma Co. Ltd. has disclosed Myt1 kinase (PKMYT1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Vitsgen Therapeutics Inc. recently provided details on the preclinical characterization of a new prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted radiotheranostic agent, [177Lu]PSMA-VG-01, for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
The efficacy of camptothecin-based topoisomerase I (Topo1) inhibitors, which are widely used as anticancer therapies, is often limited by resistance mechanisms, primarily involving mutations in the Topo1 enzyme and increased drug efflux mediated by ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters, particularly ABCG2 (BCRP).
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the most aggressive and treatment-resistant cancers, with limited therapeutic options and poor survival rates. The development of targeted therapies that disrupt multiple signaling pathways simultaneously could offer new opportunities to improve outcomes in this disease.
Actinium Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently presented data on ATNM-400, a new antibody radioconjugate that uses actinium-225 (Ac-225) to target a non-prostate-specific member antigen (PSMA) protein that is frequently overexpressed in several tumor types, including prostate cancer.
Many cancers involve upregulation of Aurora kinase B, which helps deregulate normal cell cycling to drive tumor proliferation. The kinase should therefore be a good therapeutic target, yet no small-molecular inhibitor has been clinically approved despite more than two decades of effort.
Abion Inc. signed a potential $1.315 billion deal with an anonymous partner June 22, granting the counterparty exclusive global rights to a preclinical claudin 3-targeting monoclonal antibody, ABN-501, and the potential to license four more protein targeting antibodies.
Blossomhill Therapeutics Inc. has synthesized new indazole-based macrocyclic compounds acting as ALK tyrosine kinase receptor inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.
T-cell activity is often suppressed by the immunosuppressive nature of the tumor microenvironment, contributing to the limited efficacy of many immunotherapeutic strategies. Treatment with peptides derived from human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) has been shown to effectively promote the expansion and activation of effector T cells, thereby enhancing antitumor immunity.
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