C4x Discovery Holdings plc has prepared and tested mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma translocation protein 1 (MALT1) inhibitors. As such, they are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, asthma, gout and psoriasis, among others.
Investigators from Beatson Institute for Cancer Research have published findings from a study that applied untargeted metabolic profiling to identify novel therapeutic targets for colorectal cancer (CRC). Genetically engineered mouse models and multimodal mass spectrometry-based metabolomics were used to analyze metabolic effects of common genetic mutations in CRC.
Hanchorbio Inc. and Shanghai Henlius Biotech Inc. have entered into a strategic framework agreement for collaboration to combine Hanchorbio’s protein engineering expertise and proprietary Fc-based designer biologics (FBDB) technology platform with Henlius’ integrated product development and commercialization capabilities.
Tscan Therapeutics Inc. has received FDA clearance of its IND application for TSC-203-A0201, a T-cell receptor (TCR)-engineered T-cell therapy (TCR-T) targeting preferentially expressed antigen in melanoma (PRAME). PRAME is expressed in melanoma and other solid tumors, including head and neck cancers and non-small-cell lung cancers. TSC-203-A0201 is specific for patients with HLA type A*02:01.
Janssen Pharmaceutica NV has divulged pyrazolopyrimidines acting as spermine oxidase (polyamine oxidase 1; SMOX) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of colorectal cancer.
Verastem Oncology Inc. has entered into a discovery and development collaboration with Genfleet Therapeutics (Shanghai) Ltd. to advance three oncology discovery programs targeting RAS pathway-driven cancers.
Researchers from Jinggangshan University reported on the synthesis of a series of novel celastrol derivatives that led to the identification of [I] as the main compound with water solubility of 11.8 mg/mL and antiproliferative effects accounting for IC50 values of 0.58, 0.32, 0.32, 0.75, 0.29 and 4.30 µM against BEL-7402, AGS, HCT 116, HepG-2, MGC-803 and A549 human cancer cell lines, respectively.
Harbour Biomed Ltd. has received FDA clearance of its IND application to commence a phase I trial of HBM-9033 in advanced solid tumors. Developed in collaboration with Medilink Therapeutics (Suzhou) Co. Ltd., HBM-9033 is an antibody-drug conjugate that specifically targets human mesothelin (MSLN), an upregulated tumor-associated antigen in various solid tumors, including mesothelioma, ovarian cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer and pancreatic cancers. The fully human monoclonal antibody in HBM-9033, generated from the Harbour Mice platform, binds preferably to membrane bond MSLN over soluble MSLN, which minimizes the interference of the shedding MSLN on the binding and internalization of the membrane bond MSLN.
Researchers from China Pharmaceutical University have reported the discovery of novel spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitors as potential candidates for the treatment of hematological malignancies.
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