Molecure SA has received clearance from the Polish Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products to conduct the first clinical trial of OATD-02.
Researchers from Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. presented preclinical data for PH-109, a novel self-delivering RNAi targeting connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), which was originally developed and assessed in early clinical trials as potential treatment of dermal hypertrophic scarring and subretinal fibrosis. The current study evaluated PH-109 in a mouse model of metastatic breast cancer.
Emergex Vaccines Holding Ltd. has generated a chikungunya virus (CHIKV) ligandome, the first major milestone in the development of the company's CD8+ T-cell CHIKV adaptive vaccine candidate. Using an immunoproteomics approach, naturally presented MHC Class I-restricted peptides on the surface of a human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-typed cell line infected with CHIKV virus were extracted and identified.
The FDA has awarded orphan drug designation to Tenaya Therapeutics Inc.'s gene therapy product candidate, TN-401, for the treatment of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC). TN-401 is an adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapy being developed for the treatment of genetic ARVC caused by plakophilin-2 (PKP2) gene mutations.
Ikena Oncology Inc. has nominated a next-generation mitogen-activated protein kinase (MEK)-RAF complex inhibitor, IK-595, as the company's first development candidate in the RAS pathway. IK-595 traps MEK and RAF in an inactive complex, more completely inhibiting RAS signals than existing inhibitors.
Trophoblast glycoprotein, also known as 5T4, is widely expressed in several solid tumors; cluster of differentiation 47 (CD47) is an ubiquitous immune checkpoint receptor that is also overexpressed in many solid tumors as well as in hematological cancers. A Yuhan Corp. research team has presented preclinical results on YH-38560, a bispecific fusion protein that targets both 5T4 and CD4 for the potential treatment of solid tumors.
Leigh syndrome is a rare neurometabolic disorder that causes the CNS to degenerate. Investigators from the University of California, Davis, and Myto Therapeutics Inc. noted that the NDUFS4-knockout (KO) mouse is a well-characterized model for this disease and shared results on the effects of monomethyl fumarate prodrug MYT-109 in this murine model.
Scientists at USA Elixiria Biotech Inc. and colleagues described data from preclinical studies evaluating the potential of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) agonist, ELB-00824, for protection against chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain (CINP).
Voronoi Inc. has identified heteroaryl compounds acting as HER2 (erbB2) and/or HER4 (erbB4) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Nuvation Bio Inc. has disclosed drug conjugates comprising a nuclear receptor-targeting moiety covalently linked to a poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) and/or PARP2 inhibitor though a linker. They are reported to be potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.
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