Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) is an IL-6 type cytokine involved in the inflammatory response, stem cell self-renewal and tumor progression, that binds to LIFR and gp130 on the cell surface. LIF is overexpressed in several types of cancer such as pancreatic, breast or prostate cancer and thus is considered a therapeutic target for the treatment of cancer.
Arcus Biosciences Inc. recently disclosed the chemical structure of AB-521 (casdatifan), an orally available small-molecule inhibitor of hypoxia-inducible factor 2α (HIF-2α) in early clinical development for the treatment of advanced solid tumors with a high prevalence of molecular alterations associated with pseudohypoxia, such as clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC).
Zymedi Co. Ltd. has patented compounds acting as lysyl tRNA synthetase (KARS) inhibitors and reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer metastasis, inflammation, fibrosis and cardiovascular disorders.
Researchers from Tanta University and affiliated organizations reported the discovery and preclinical characterization of novel pazopanib analogues as potential anticancer agents.
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Leidos Biomedical Research Inc. and Theras Inc. (dba Bridgebio Oncology Therapeutics) have described GTPase KRAS (G12C mutant) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Simcere Zaiming Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has obtained clinical trial approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for SIM-0508, a small-molecule inhibitor of DNA polymerase θ (POLθ), allowing initiation of clinical trials in locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors.
At the recently concluded ACS Fall meeting, Bristol Myers Squibb Co. reported the discovery of potent orally bioavailable B-cell lymphoma 6 protein (BCL6) ligand-directed degraders (LDDs).
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