Metastasis is the leading cause of mortality in patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), with limited therapeutic options available. SCLC is characterized by a high proliferation rate, early metastasis and poor prognosis.
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Astrazeneca plc for the global development, manufacture and commercialization of CSPC’s lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) inhibitor, YS-2302018, and any pharmaceutical or biological product subsequently developed that includes the compound.
Researchers from Nuvalent Inc. reported preclinical data of NVL-655, a next-generation anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) tyrosine kinase inhibitors with IC50 of 0.9 and 1.8 nM against ALK wild-type (WT) and ALK G1202R/L1196M, respectively.
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed the urgency for effective antiviral drugs against coronaviruses. Researchers from Europe conducted machine learning and in vitro validation experiments for the identification of potential antiviral drugs effective against coronaviruses.
Adcencdo ApS has obtained FDA clearance of its IND application for ADCE-D01 in patients with metastatic and/or unresectable soft tissue sarcoma (STS). A first-in-human phase I/II study in patients with metastatic and/or unresectable STS will recruit in the U.S. and Europe.
Kronos Bio Inc. has nominated a development candidate, KB-7898, a p300 lysine acetyltransferase (KAT) inhibitor for the potential treatment of Sjögren’s disease. It is being developed as an orally available therapy for people with Sjögren’s disease, with IND-enabling studies set to begin in the fourth quarter of this year.
David Baker, director of the Institute for Protein Design at the University of Washington School of Medicine, is a pioneer in protein design. His contributions have been recognized with countless awards, and now, a place among the 2024 Clarivate Citation Laureates. Baker’s lab has developed several open-source software applications for nanotechnology and biomedicine. With these methods, scientists build new proteins that bind to drug targets and block them or activate cellular signals.
Cyclin-dependent kinases 12 and 13 (CDK12 and CDK13) are involved in the regulation of transcription elongation, DNA damage response and genomic stability balance. A few inhibitors of CDK12- and CDK13-mediated transcription have shown antiproliferative effects in the preclinical setting but have not progressed to clinical testing due to excessive toxicity.
Kurma Partners has announced the first closing of its Biofund IV at €140 million (US$154.5 million) and is pressing ahead to a final close of €250 million this time next year. The fund will make 16 to 20 investments, with half the money due to be invested in novel science that Kurma teases out of academic labs and the remainder in established VC-funded companies. The Paris-based firm is agnostic about which fields or disease areas it invests in and will prospect for breakthrough research anywhere in Europe.
Research into the regulation of gene expression experienced a significant breakthrough with the discovery of microRNA, small RNA molecules that do not code for proteins but control their translation. This finding has earned its authors Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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