Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has identified ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 1 (USP1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Recent work at Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, focused on the discovery and synthesis of imidazoquinoline-based Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) agonists as potential candidates for the treatment of melanoma.
Lamassu Biotech Inc. has announced that its IND for SA53-OS has been cleared by the FDA in the U.S. The planned phase I/IIa trials will investigate the genetically targeted therapy that blocks the MDM2 protein, a key regulator of the tumor suppressor p53 gene.
Results of preclinical studies with a highly potent KRAS (G12D mutant) inhibitor for the treatment of cancer were recently reported by researchers from Betta Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. BPI-501836 displayed higher inhibitory activity at KRAS G12D, when compared to the reference compound (IC50=0.25 and 2.4 nM, respectively) in NanoBRET assays.
Scientists at East China Normal University, East China University of Science & Technology, Jinfeng Laboratory and Zhengzhou University have identified ribosomal protein S6 kinase α-6 (RPS6KA6; RSK-4) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Cullgen (Shanghai) Inc. has disclosed proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising a DDB1- and CUL4-associated factor 1 (DCAF1) binding moiety covalently linked to target protein moiety (such as bromodomain-containing protein 4 [BRD4; HUNK1], cyclin-dependent kinase 4 [CDK4] and estrogen receptor α [ER-α; ESR1]) through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive type of breast cancer with poor prognosis and limited therapeutic options, and it accounts for 15%-20% of female invasive breast cancers.
Researchers from Beijing Pharscin Innobio Co. Ltd. presented the discovery and preclinical characterization of a novel highly selective poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 7 (PARP7) inhibitor, HSN-002066, being developed for the treatment of cancer.