Researchers at Rockefeller University have identified a signaling loop between breast cancer cells and sensory neurons that promoted tumor metastasis, and showed that in animal models, treatment with the approved anti-nausea medication aprepitant could disrupt that loop.
Immunotherapy-focused biotech company LTZ Therapetics Inc. raised $20 million in a series A round that will advance development of its myeloid engager pipeline to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases. Proceeds from the funds will accelerate development of lead asset LTZ-301, which is expected to enter the clinic in early 2025, LTZ founder and CEO Robert Li told BioWorld.
Shanghai Aryl Pharmtech Co. Ltd. and Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. have identified compounds acting as kinesin-like protein KIF18A inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
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).
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