At the European Association of Nuclear Medicine meeting, Monopar Therapeutics Inc. presented the preclinical characterization of MNPR-101, a first-in-class urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR)-targeting radiopharmaceutical agent with high stability in vivo and more than 1 week of shelf-life in its labeled form, [177Lu]-MNPR-101.
FMS‐like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) is a type III receptor tyrosine kinase validated as a therapeutic target for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and regarded as an indicator of poor prognosis. Unfortunately, current FLT3 inhibitors, such as midostaurin, quizartinib or gilteritinib, often lead to myelosuppression or cardiovascular toxicity.
Scientists from different laboratories around the world have presented the latest advances in research into malignant brain tumors at the 31st Annual Congress of the European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT), which is being held Oct. 22 to 25 in Rome.
The combination of radiotherapy with immune checkpoint blockade shows promise for synergistic cancer therapy efficacy. LNC-1004 is a vector targeting fibroblast activation protein (FAP) conjugated with Evans Blue for enhanced tumor uptake and retention. Xiamen University and the National University of Singapore have presented data regarding the [177Lu]LNC-1004 radiopharmaceutical in combination with anti-PD-L1 therapy for the treatment of pan-cancers.
Aposense Ltd. has prepared and tested peptide-drug conjugates comprising a cell-penetrating peptide covalently bound to the therapeutically affective amino acid sequence (SAPK1 [JNK] inhibitors) linked to sterol derivatives through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
A patent from Nanjing Mingde New Drug Research Co. Ltd. and Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. details the identification of salts of interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK-4) degradation inducers reported to be useful for the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co. Ltd. has patented new tricyclic compounds acting as serine/threonine-protein kinase ATR inhibitors and thus reported to be useful for the treatment of colon cancer.
Adcentrx Therapeutics Inc. has received FDA clearance of its IND application for ADRX-0405 for the treatment of select advanced solid tumors. A first-in-human phase Ia/b trial of ADRX-0405 in patients with select advanced solid tumors, including metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, will begin enrollment and dosing this quarter.
Researchers from Kexing Biopharm Co. Ltd. have published details on the development and preclinical characterization of GB18-06, a novel nanobody, also known as variable domain of heavy-chain antibody (VHH), targeting growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) and being developed for the treatment of cachexia.