Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. has licensed exclusive worldwide rights to TNX-4900 (formerly PW-507) from Rutgers University. TNX-4900 is a highly selective, small-molecule sigma-1 receptor (S1R) antagonist, which has demonstrated analgesic activity in multiple models of neuropathic pain.
Peptidream Inc. has announced progression of an oral dual IL-17A and IL-17F macrocyclic peptide inhibitor for psoriasis, with the program entering the company’s clinical development portfolio.
Approaches that recruit and activate tumor-infiltrating T cells could help reshape the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, making immunotherapy more effective for patients with microsatellite stability and low microsatellite instability colorectal cancers. Oncolytic viruses can offer an alternative to help stimulate the antitumor immunity in ‘cold’ tumors.
Researchers at Changzhou Hengbang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Jiangsu Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Hansoh Biomedical Co. Ltd. have described polypeptides acting as C5a anaphylatoxin chemotactic receptor 1 (C5aR; CD88) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, infections, cardiovascular disorders, endocrine disorders and immunological disorders.
Hangzhou Baicreat Pharma-Tech Co. Ltd. has identified tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 1 (PTPN1; PTP-1B) and/or tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 2 (PTPN2; TCPTP) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Genome Therapeutics Ltd. has disclosed compounds and their immunoconjugates comprising an antibody covalently linked to a cytotoxic drug through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Researchers from the Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University have identified WW domain-containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 2 (WWP2) as a key player in the progression from acute kidney injury (AKI) chronic kidney disease (CKD).