Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) is a stress response cytokine overexpressed in several types of cancer that induces weight loss and anorexia and is associated with poor survival. Researchers from Kyinno Biotechnology (Beijing) Ltd. have reported on the preclinical characterization of KY-NAb-GDF15, an anti-GDF15 antibody in models of cancer cachexia.
Copper complexes acting angiogenesis inhibitors have been disclosed in a patent from Istinye Universitesi and Karadeniz Teknik Universitesi Teknoloji Transferi Uygulama ve Arastirma Merkezi as potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.
Recent Beigene Ltd. patents describe condensed heterocyclic compounds acting as diacylglycerol kinase α (DGK-α) and/or DGK-ζ (DGK-ζ) inhibitors and reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Most patients with gastric cancer are diagnosed in advanced stages of the disease. Target identification and unveiling the molecular mechanisms behind it are crucial for this field.
Serine/threonine-protein kinase PLK4 (Polo-like kinase 4) has emerged as an attractive therapeutic target in prostate cancer, since it plays crucial roles in cell cycle regulation and tumor progression. Investigators from 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University have prepared and tested the PLK4 inhibitor NL-13 for the potential treatment of prostate cancer.
Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) is an IL-6 type cytokine involved in the inflammatory response, stem cell self-renewal and tumor progression, that binds to LIFR and gp130 on the cell surface. LIF is overexpressed in several types of cancer such as pancreatic, breast or prostate cancer and thus is considered a therapeutic target for the treatment of cancer.
Arcus Biosciences Inc. recently disclosed the chemical structure of AB-521 (casdatifan), an orally available small-molecule inhibitor of hypoxia-inducible factor 2α (HIF-2α) in early clinical development for the treatment of advanced solid tumors with a high prevalence of molecular alterations associated with pseudohypoxia, such as clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC).
Zymedi Co. Ltd. has patented compounds acting as lysyl tRNA synthetase (KARS) inhibitors and reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer metastasis, inflammation, fibrosis and cardiovascular disorders.
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