Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most prevalent hematological malignancy. Despite advances in the field, about 60% of patients with AML do not survive >5 years. It is an urgent need to identify novel therapeutic targets for managing AML.
Persistent activation of the stimulator of interferon genes (STING), resulting from aberrant metabolism or mutations in STING1, can lead to inflammatory damage and autoimmune diseases. Therefore, inhibiting STING activity may offer therapeutic potential for treating these disorders.
Solve FSHD and Modalis Therapeutics Corp. have established a strategic collaboration to develop an innovative therapy for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD).
Researchers have investigated the role of the voltage-dependent potassium channel Kv1.3 in vivo in a murine model of ethanol-exposed alcohol-related liver disease (ALD).
Alys Pharmaceuticals Inc. has submitted a clinical trial application (CTA) to Germany’s Paul-Ehrlich-Institut (PEI) to initiate a phase I/Ib study of ALY-301 in healthy volunteers and patients with cold urticaria, a subtype of chronic inducible urticaria.
Myosin Therapeutics Inc. has obtained IND clearance by the FDA for MT-125. A phase I study will evaluate MT-125 in combination with standard-of-care radiation in patients with newly diagnosed IDH wild type, MGMT unmethylated glioblastoma.
Researchers from Guangdong Pharmaceutical University and collaborators reported the discovery of [I], a novel FABP/PPAR multiple modulator aimed at the treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). MASH is a complex liver disease with limited treatment options.
In progressive fibrotic diseases, which can occur in nearly all organs, myofibroblasts are activated to differentiate into proliferating fibroblastic cells that express genes that lead to deposition of extracellular matrix. The factors driving myofibroblast activation appear to be varied and complex, ranging from mechanical insults to inflammation, infection and cancer.
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