TGF-β receptor type-1 (TGFBR1; ALK5; SKR4; TβR-I) inhibitors are reported in a recent Bisichem Co. Ltd. patent as potentially useful for the treatment of cancer, obesity, diabetes, fibrosis, autoimmune diseases and vascular disorders.
Genentech Inc. researchers have described phenol derivatives acting as probable global transcription activator SNF2L2 (SMARCA2; BAF190B; SNF2-α) and/or transcription activator BRG1 (SMARCA4; BAF190A; SNF2-β) degradation inducers reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Research at Abbvie Inc. and Calico Life Sciences LLC has led to the development of proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety covalently linked to tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 2 (PTPN2; TCPTP) and/or PTPN1B. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
Research at Nimbus Saturn Inc. has led to the development of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 1 (MAP4K1; HPK1; MEKKK1) inhibitors reported in a recent patent to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Researchers at Flare Therapeutics Inc. have prepared and tested quinoline compounds acting as peroxisome-proliferator receptor γ (PPARγ) inverse agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of bladder cancer.
Sisaf Ltd. has entered into a collaboration with the University of Leipzig to develop Bio-Courier targeted micro interfering RNAs (miRNA) for the treatment of cancer, with an initial focus on pancreatic cancer.
Voltron Therapeutics Inc., a portfolio company of Lucius Partners LLC, has signed a new sponsored research agreement (SRA) with the Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Harvard Medical School to initiate a preclinical immuno-oncology study targeting prostate stem cell antigen (PSCA) in prostate, renal cell and urothelial cancers.
Mabwell (Shanghai) Bioscience Co. Ltd. has received approval of its IND application from Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for 9MW3811 injection for tumors and pulmonary fibrosis.