Sotio Biotech AS is exercising an option under a license and option agreement to obtain a license to Synaffix BV’s technology to develop two bispecific antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) programs for solid tumors.
APG-777 is an anti-IL-13 humanized monoclonal antibody (mAb) designed to block Th2 inflammatory signaling mediated by the IL-13Rα1/IL-4Rα complex, while APG-990 is a fully human anti-OX40L mAb that that blocks type 1/2/3 inflammatory signaling. Apogee Therapeutics Inc. is studying the combination effects of APG-777 and APG-990 as potential therapy for atopic dermatitis (AD).
Patients with psoriatic arthritis exhibit high levels of both IL-17A and IL-17F cytokines in the synovium. Bimekizumab, a biologic that targets both IL-17A and IL-17F, was recently approved for the treatment of plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
Sutro Biopharma Inc. has announced plans to prioritize its three wholly owned preclinical programs in its next-generation antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) pipeline, while deprioritizing additional investment into development of luveltamab tazevibulin across all indications.
Researchers from Soochow University and affiliated organizations presented data from a study that aimed to investigate the role of cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) in tumorigenesis and tumor progression.
The availability of effective antiretroviral therapy has lowered the risk, and the severity, of neural sequelae of HIV infection. “Early in the HIV pandemic, approximately 15% of people with HIV had dementia and or encephalitis,” Howard Fox told his audience. “Fortunately, with treatment, the prevalence of these severe disorders has been greatly lowered. But there is persistence of what are called more minor disorders – which are not minor if you have them.”
Qingdao Putaike Biomedical Technology Co. Ltd. has described androgen receptor full length (AR-FL) and/or androgen receptor variant 7 (AR-v7) degradation inducers reported to be useful for the treatment of acne vulgaris, androgenic alopecia, cancer, hirsutism, metabolic diseases, polycystic ovary syndrome, precocious puberty and benign prostatic hyperplasia, among others.
Shenzhen Zhongge Biotechnology Co. Ltd. has identified proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety covalently linked to an interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK-4) targeting moiety via a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune disorders, inflammatory disorders, transplant rejection, thromboembolism, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction and metabolic syndrome.
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