Astex Therapeutics Ltd. and Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. have divulged GTPase KRAS (G12C mutant), (G12D mutant) and/or (G12V mutant) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Nanjing Kangyi Biomedical Center LP has disclosed compounds with dipyrrolopyridine structure acting as Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, asthma, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus and inflammatory bowel disease, among others.
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has a diverse etiology, with high unmet clinical needs. Researchers from Tavotek Biotherapeutics (Hong Kong) Ltd. presented data on TAVO-412, a trispecific EGFR/cMET/VEGF (2:1:1 binding arm ratio) antibody for the potential treatment of TNBC.
Although ovarian cancers appear to be immunologically active, they do not respond well to immunotherapy in the clinic. In a study published on Dec. 14, 2022, in Nature, a multidisciplinary team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) led by Sohrab Shah and Dmitriy Zamarin has uncovered several mechanisms of immune evasion that can help explain why ovarian cancers have been resistant to immunotherapy to date.
Xuanzhu Pharma Co. Ltd. has described protein mono-ADP-ribosyltransferase TIPARP (PARP7; ARTD14) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Unnatural Products Inc. has synthesized cell-permeable cyclic peptides acting as E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase Mdm2 (Hdm2) and/or Mdm4 (Mdmx) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. has disclosed imidazole derivatives acting as activin receptor-like kinase 2 (ALK-2; ActR-IA) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, spondyloarthritis and fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.