Shanghai Meiyue Biotech Development Co. Ltd. has synthesized spiro compounds acting as complement factor B (CFB) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration, glomerulonephritis, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, membranous nephropathy, myasthenia gravis, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, diabetic retinopathy and rheumatoid arthritis, among others.
Among the mechanisms causing calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) are mitochondrial dysfunction and immune cell infiltration, but it is not well understood just how they impact CAVD pathogenesis.
Prostate cancer accounts for 3.8% of total cancer-related deaths worldwide. The combination of docetaxel and androgen deprivation therapy is useful in the management of the disease, but unfortunately, prostate cancer cells become resistant to docetaxel over time.
Researchers from Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA published new clinical data for CHF-6467, a recombinant modified form of human nerve growth factor (NGF), being evaluated for the treatment of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE).
Paragon Therapeutics Inc. and Spyre Therapeutics Inc. jointly presented preclinical data for the novel extended half-life humanized anti-IL-23 monoclonal antibody (MAb), SPY-003, being developed for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Shenzhen Chipscreen Biosciences Co. Ltd. has submitted an IND application for CS-231295 tablets for the treatment of tumors, and the application has been accepted by the Center for Drug Evaluation of China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA).
Poseida Therapeutics Inc. has announced the nomination of a new development candidate under its collaboration with F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., triggering a milestone payment from Roche to Poseida.
Shine Technologies LLC and WARF Therapeutics, a drug discovery program by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), have announced promising preclinical research results from collaborative efforts with the advanced radiotheranostics lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.