Clarivate plc has unveiled the 2025 Citation Laureates. Widely considered a predictor of the Nobel Prizes, this recognition has highlighted the discovery of biomolecular condensates in chemistry and the innate immunity signaling pathway in physiology or medicine, as well as the identification of leukemia stem cells and ghrelin, the so-called hunger hormone.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists in the U.K. has published its first-ever guidance to support research into psychedelic drugs as therapies for conditions including treatment-resistant depression, substance abuse disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder, saying that in a fast-moving field there is a risk of jumping ahead of the evidence.
China Pharmaceutical University has patented non-ubiquitin proteolysis targeting chimera (NuTACs) comprising proteasomal ubiquitin receptor ADRM1 (ARM1; hRpn13) linked to programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (CD274; PD-L1) and/or bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4; HUNK1)-targeting moiety. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, eye disorders, viral infections, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disorders and systemic inflammatory response syndrome.
Humanwell Healthcare (Group) Co. Ltd. has divulged P2X purinoceptor 7 (P2RX7; P2X7) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of pain, inflammatory, neurological and immunological disorders.
3B Pharmaceuticals GmbH has discovered conjugates comprising peptides targeting urokinase plasminogen activator surface receptor (uPAR) covalently linked to a chelating moiety through a linker. They are reported to be useful for the diagnosis and/or treatment of cancer.
Monte Rosa Therapeutics Inc. has synthesized molecular glue degraders comprising a E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase binding moiety coupled to a cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2)-targeting moiety acting as cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) degradation inducers potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.
When used as monotherapy against tumors, small molecules that mimic the SMAC protein and thereby inhibit apoptosis are ineffective. The same is true for inhibitors of BET family proteins. If each therapy on its own does not work, what about the two therapies together?
Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers, with survival rates showing little improvement over decades and projections placing it as the second leading cause of cancer deaths by 2030. Chemotherapy is essential for all patients, yet most tumors lacking BRCA1/2 or PALB2 mutations show resistance to cisplatin. Growing evidence suggests that targeting nuclear factor NF-κB, a key driver of cancer progression, could help overcome this chemoresistance and improve treatment outcomes.
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