Egret Therapeutics, a portfolio company of Turret Capital Management LP, has announced FDA clearance of its IND application for EGT-101 for the treatment of delayed cerebral ischemia following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Inmagene Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has obtained IND approval from the FDA for IMG-008, the company's novel long-acting antagonistic humanized monoclonal antibody that specifically targets human IL-36 receptor (IL-36R) to treat auto-inflammatory diseases.
Researchers from South China University of Technology and Chengde Medical University presented the discovery and preclinical evaluation of novel xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) inhibitors as potential uric acid-lowering agents.
The suppression of the SYF2 factor could be a new therapeutic strategy for the treatment of the different types of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). According to a study from the University of Southern California, SYF2 acts on the TDP-43 protein, improving the survival of motor neurons affected by this disease. “We wanted to find something that would improve neuron survival across many different iPSC lines for ALS,” Justin Ichida told BioWorld.
Kanaph Therapeutics Inc. and Yungjin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. have presented tyrosine-protein phosphatase nonreceptor type 11 (PTPN11) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of immunological, cardiovascular, eye disorders, fibrosis, cancer, Noonan syndrome, LEOPARD syndrome and neurofibromatosis type 1.
Newave Pharmaceutical LLC. and Guangzhou Lupeng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. have identified isoquinolines acting as epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) (mutant) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, inflammation and autoimmune disease.
Incyte Corp. has disclosed GTPase KRAS (mutant) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, inflammatory and immunological disorders.