Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has patented proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising cereblon (CRBN) ligands covalently bonded to a Bcl-2-like protein 1 (Bcl-xl; Bcl-X; BCL2L1)-targeting moiety through a linker.
The bromodomain and extraterminal domain (BET) family of proteins are involved in cell cycle regulation and for this reason are considered therapeutic targets in cancer therapeutics.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and C-Biomex Ltd. have announced a strategic research collaboration agreement to co-develop CBT-001, a radioligand targeting the CA9 cancer biomarker.
Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) enzyme inhibitors used to treat B-cell cancers, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, also produce resistance by causing mutations in the protein. Now, a study on the BTK degrader NX-2127 showed the compound could be effective in eliminating BTK regardless of its mutations.
Oncopia Therapeutics Inc. (dba Proteovant Therapeutics Inc.) and the University of Michigan have prepared and tested new protein cereblon (CRBN) ligands expected to be useful for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory disorders.
A recent Vividion Therapeutics Inc. patent describes Werner syndrome ATP-dependent helicase (WRN; RECQ3; RECQL2) inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.
Aprea Therapeutics Inc. has submitted an IND application to the FDA to initiate clinical trials of APR-1051, an oral next-generation small-molecule inhibitor of WEE1 kinase.