Transpire Bio Inc. has signed an exclusive license agreement with Suzhou Intragrand Pharma Co. Ltd. for ITG-1052 (lenamilast), an investigational phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitor.
Glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive malignant brain tumor in adults. Although microtubule-targeting agents (MTAs) are among the most widely used first-line therapies in cancer, their efficacy in glioblastoma is limited by poor penetration of the blood–brain barrier.
The use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in the treatment of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has not produced the same durable clinical benefits observed with next-generation targeted therapies in ALK- and ROS1-rearranged NSCLC. Given the molecular heterogeneity of EGFR-mutant NSCLC, which includes over 100 distinct mutations, there is a continued need for more effective and mutation-specific therapeutic strategies.
Nanjing Synnocare Pharmaceutical Technology Co. Ltd. has described poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase (PARG) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Galapagos NV has divulged probable global transcription activator SNF2L2 (SMARCA2; BAF190B; SNF2-α) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Astellas Engineered Small Molecules US Inc. has identified poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors, particularly PARP-1 (ARTD1), reported to be useful for the treatment of neuronal injury.
Kangbaida (Sichuan) Biotechnology Co. Ltd. has synthesized pyrrolidine derivatives acting as Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) and/or (TLR8) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of autoimmune disease.
Rednvia Co. Ltd. has disclosed alkaline phosphatase tissue-nonspecific isozyme (TNAP) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of ectopic calcification.
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by synaptic dysfunction, neuronal loss and the accumulation of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, ultimately leading to cognitive decline. Despite significant research efforts, no existing treatment has proven effective enough to stop or reverse the progression of the disease.
The mitochondria play a crucial multifunctional role in the progression of malignant tumors. Therefore, researchers are working to understand the link between mitochondrial DNA mutations and abnormalities in mitochondrial-associated proteins and cancer development and progression.