Researchers from Sun Pharmaceutical Advanced Research Co. Ltd. and the University of California have synthesized drug conjugates consisting of PSMA targeting moiety covalently linked to therapeutic and/or cytotoxic agent reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. has divulged proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) comprising a cereblon E3 ubiquitin ligase (CRBN) binding moiety coupled to disease-associated protein targeting moiety through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, inflammatory disorders, autoimmune disease, neurodegeneration and genetic disorders.
The Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has discovered glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity, among others.
Researchers from the Key Laboratory of Neuropharmacology and Translational Medicine of Zhejiang Province have gained new insights into the role of histamine receptors in fear memories.
Researchers from Alzecure Pharma AB presented preclinical data for ACD-137, a negative allosteric modulator (NAM) of tropomyosin receptor kinase A (TrkA), being developed for the treatment of pain.
Actio Biosciences Inc.’s ABS-0871 has received both orphan drug designation and rare pediatric disease designation from the FDA. ABS-0871 is in preclinical development for the treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease subtype 2C (CMT2C).
Tr1x Inc. has announced that the FDA has cleared its IND application for its engineered Tr1 Treg cell therapy TRX-103 for treatment-refractory Crohn’s disease.
Researchers from Contineum Therapeutics Inc. have presented preclinical data for the novel brain penetrant lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 (LPAR1) antagonist, PIPE-791, being evaluated in models of neuropathic pain.
The interaction between the transcriptional co-repressor runt-related transcription factor 1 translocation partner 1 (Runx1t1) and MYCN, a member of the MYC proto-oncogene family, plays a crucial role in the development of neuroblastoma, according to a study led by the Children's Cancer Institute at Lowy Cancer Centre, UNSW Sydney.