Chengdu Baiyu Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has identified piperazine derivatives acting as protein mono-ADP-ribosyltransferase TIPARP inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Aurigene Discovery Technologies Ltd. has divulged fused isoxazolyl compounds acting as histone acetyltransferase KAT6A (monocytic leukemia zinc finger protein; MOZ; MYST-3) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Clearmind Medicine Inc. has completed IND-enabling studies with its 5-methoxy-2-aminoindane (MEAI)-based lead compound, CMND-100, aimed at treating alcohol use disorder (AUD). The company is preparing for an IND submission early next year to the FDA and the Israeli Ministry of Health to start first-in-human phase I/IIa studies in the U.S. and Israel.
Researchers from Tubulis GmbH presented preclinical data for a CD30-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), TUB-010, being developed as a potential anticancer immunotherapy candidate.
Vincerx Pharma Inc. has received FDA clearance of its IND application for VIP-236, a small molecule-drug conjugate (SMDC) for the treatment of advanced solid tumors. A first-in-human study for advanced or metastatic solid tumors is expected to start in the first quarter of next year.
Researchers from Salarius Pharmaceuticals Inc. have presented preclinical data on SP-3164, a novel cereblon (CRBN)-binding protein degrader intended for the treatment of lymphoma. SP-3164 bound to cereblon and consequently induced the degradation of hematological transcription factors Ikaros and Aiolos. The aim of their studies was to investigate the drug’s antitumor efficacy in preclinical models of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).
Erasca Inc. has received FDA clearance of its IND application for ERAS-3490, an orally available small-molecule KRAS G12C inhibitor designed to have high central nervous system (CNS) penetration for the treatment of KRAS G12C-mutated solid tumors, including non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Arthex Biotech SA has achieved key regulatory milestones in its program to develop ATX-01 in myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). Having held a pre-IND meeting with the FDA last year and received scientific advice from the EMA, Arthex plans to file an IND application in the U.S. and a clinical trial application (CTA) in Europe next year.