Both casein kinase 1α (CK1α) and zinc finger protein Helios (IKZF2) are among the targets most recently evaluated for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A growing number of molecules against these targets acting as degraders or inhibitors are actively being investigated.
Chengdu Duote Antibody Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has described antibody-drug conjugates comprising antibody or antigen-binding fragments covalently linked to eribulin derivatives through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Nanjing Mingde New Drug Research Co. Ltd. has divulged proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase-binding agent coupled to an estrogen receptor α (ER-α; ESR1)-targeting moiety via linker. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of breast cancer.
Beijing Zheyuan Technology Co. Ltd. has synthesized serine/threonine-protein kinase PLK1 (STPK13) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and sepsis.
Adcendo ApS and Multitude Therapeutics Inc. have signed a licensing agreement for the development of a highly differentiated antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting tissue factor, designated ADCE-T02.
Cumulus Oncology Ltd. has announced key milestones, in partnership with collaborator Leadxpro AG, in the companies’ protein structure-driven GPR68 drug discovery project.
Prior work has unveiled increased levels of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase 2 (IMPDH2) expression correlating with tumor progression and poor prognosis in several diseases. A team of researchers in China have now aimed to study IMPDH2’s role in hepatoblastoma.
Researchers at F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. have described GTPase KRAS mutant inhibitors, particularly KRAS G12C mutant, reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has disclosed phthalazinone or quinazolinone derivatives acting as poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.