The search continues for effective treatments against metabolic syndrome and its related complication, diabetes. Current treatments fail in many patients to provide long-term glycemic control or lead to weight loss.
At the recent American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) meeting, Wave Life Sciences Ltd. presented siRNAs designed to suppress expression of the liver gene inhibin subunit β E (INHBE). Human genetic data show that heterozygous INHBE loss-of-function carriers exhibit a healthy metabolic profile.
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) accounts for more than 90% of cases of pancreatic cancer, and prognosis for PDAC remains poor despite treatment advances. One reason is that PDAC downregulates the display of antigens on the surface of tumor cells, helping it evade the patient’s immune system and therapies involving immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Additional early-stage research and drug discovery news in brief, from: AB Science, Capsida Biotherapeutics, Channel Therapeutics, Excision Biotherapeutics, In8bio, Precision Biosciences.
Halda Therapeutics LLC has synthesized heterobifunctional compounds able to bind both androgen receptor and bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4; HUNK1) reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
ADC Therapeutics SA has described antibody-drug conjugates comprising antibody targeting sodium-dependent phosphate transport protein 2B (SLC34A2; NaPi-2b) covalently linked to exatecan through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of ovarian cancer and non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Gen1e Lifesciences Inc. has disclosed drugs targeting extracellular-regulated kinase (ERK) reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, inflammatory disorders, autoimmune and lung diseases.
Starg (Wuhan) Pharmaceutical Technology Co. Ltd. has discovered compounds acting as diacylglycerol kinase ζ (DGK-ζ) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which accounts for up to 80% of cases of primary liver cancer, is typically diagnosed in an advanced stage, meaning a poor prognosis. Understanding what drives progression may help identify proteins and pathways that can be targeted to slow down the disease.
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