Microbiotica Ltd. is poised to advance two of its microbiome-derived products into the clinic after securing regulatory approval and fresh finance. The first live bacterial therapeutic, MB-097, will be tested in combination with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in patients with advanced melanoma who have not responded to treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors. The second product, MB-310, is a once-daily oral therapy for treating the inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis.
A Contineum Therapeutics Inc. patent describes a crystalline form of lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 (LPAR1; EDG2) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of brain cancer, glioblastoma, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, inflammatory disorders, multiple sclerosis, neurodegeneration, neuropathic pain and scleroderma, among others.
Work at the Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences and Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology has led to the identification of new poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase tankyrase (TNKS) inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.
The mechanisms contributing to prostate cancer progression are still incompletely understood. There has been increasing attention on myosin heavy chain 6 (MYH6) for its involvement in cellular processes beyond the heart.
Hematopoietic progenitor kinase 1 (HPK1) plays a relevant role in regulating T-cell, B-cell and dendritic cell function. As its inactivation both in vitro and in vivo contributes to tumor growth inhibition, HPK1 is considered a therapeutic target to explore in cancer immunotherapy.
Trueline Therapeutics Inc. and Broad Institute Inc. have reported preclinical data for the novel myeloid cell leukemia 1 (MCL1) inhibitor, BRD-810, being developed for the treatment of cancer.
Itheos Therapeutics Inc. recently presented the discovery of a first-in-class, potent and selective ENT1 inhibitor, EOS-984 (EOS-301984), for the treatment of solid tumors. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have become essential in treating solid tumors, but only a limited number of patients currently benefit from approved ICIs.
Korean Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology and Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology have jointly developed molecular glue degraders acting as zinc finger protein Helios (IKZF2) degradation inducers. They are described as potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.
An Uppthera Inc. patent describes new proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising E3 ubiquitin ligase-binding moiety covalently linked to a serine/threonine-protein kinase PLK1 (STPK13)-targeting moiety; they are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and neurological disorders.
Synnovation Therapeutics Inc. has patented phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase α (PI3K-α) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum and CLOVES syndrome (congenital lipomatous overgrowth, vascular malformations, epidermal naevi and skeletal abnormalities).
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