Mirati Therapeutics Inc. has divulged GTPase KRAS (G12S mutant) and/or GTPase KRAS (G12C mutant) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Researchers at Stichting AMC Foundation and Vrije Universiteit van Amsterdam have identified [18F]-labeled pyrazolidine-3,5-dione compounds targeting P2Y purinoceptor 12 (P2RY12; P2Y12) acting as PET and SPECT imaging agents. They are reported to be useful for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.
Scientists at Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation and Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology have synthesized phenaleno-isoquinolinium-based compounds reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Epileptic encephalopathy due to mutations in the STXBP1 gene, also known as genetic epilepsy, is a rare disease characterized by intellectual disability, speech and motor impairment and behavioral issues, among others, that affects 1 in every 30,000 newborns and which has no approved therapies to date.
At the recently concluded American Society of Hematology meeting, F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. presented promising results for their next-generation coagulation factor VIIIa (FVIIIa) mimetic bispecific antibody, NXT-007 (RO-7589655), supporting the ongoing phase I/II studies.
Astria Therapeutics Inc. has gained IND clearance from the FDA for STAR-0310, a monoclonal antibody OX40 antagonist being developed for atopic dermatitis.