Ventus Therapeutics US Inc. has disclosed oxoindolinyl amide derivatives acting as NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors. As such, they are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, metabolic, autoimmune diseases, liver, renal, respiratory, cardiovascular and inflammatory disorders, among others.
Synthesis and optimization of substituted 2-amino[1,2,4]-triazolopyrimidines and related heterocycles by Wuyi University investigators has led to the identification of compound [I], and its water-soluble phosphate sodium salt prodrug, compound [II].
Trypto Therapeutics GmbH scientists have discovered novel tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) inhibitors, which are being developed for the treatment of colorectal cancer.
Norcantharidin is an active ingredient in Chinese traditional medicine that has activity against several cancer types, but its application is limited in the clinic due to toxicity and a narrow treatment window. Researchers from Tongji University and the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica have recently described a derivative of norcantharidin – DCZ-5417 – for the potential treatment of multiple myeloma (MM).
Lung adenocarcinoma may be cornered by a recent finding coming from a study published on Nov. 30, 2023, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This investigation has unveiled that a tumor suppressor molecule called RNA-binding motif protein 10 (RBM10) partners with two ribosomal proteins, which in turn inactivate the well-known oncogene Myc proto-oncogene protein (c-Myc).
Hangzhou Synrx Therapeutics Technology Co. Ltd. has described heterocyclic compounds acting as DNA polymerase θ (POLθ) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Kumquat Biosciences Inc. has identified GTPase KRAS and KRAS (G12D mutant) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, particularly solid tumors and hematological cancer.
Gibson Oncology LLC and Purdue Research Foundation have synthesized DNA topoisomerase I (Topo1) inhibitors and/or Myc proto-oncogene protein promoter G-quadruplex (MycG4) ligands reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.