Bright Biologics LLC reported the discovery and preclinical evaluation of BB-203, an anti-PD-L1/anti-VEGF bispecific antibody (Ab) being developed for the treatment of cancer.
Transposon Therapeutics Inc. has acquired a portfolio of novel nucleoside analogues from Primefour Therapeutics Inc. for the targeted treatment of pancreatic cancer, certain other solid tumors and hematologic cancers.
A patent from F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. describes bicyclic heterocycle 5'-nucleotidase (CD73) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Sanofi SA has synthesized pyridoimidazolone compounds acting as mitogen-activated protein kinase 7 (MAPK7; ERK5) inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.
The Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASp) is expressed exclusively in hematopoietic cells and presents either an autoinhibited or activated conformation. EG-011 is a first-in-class activator of the autoinhibited form of WASp designed for the treatment of hematological cancers.
Work at Horizon Omics Biotech Ltd. has led to the identification of quinolone derivatives reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune diseases, viral, bacterial and fungal infections.