Rakovina Therapeutics Inc. and Variational AI Inc. have entered into a research collaboration to identify and develop novel small-molecule therapies against DNA damage response (DDR) targets for the treatment of cancer.
Researchers from Circle Pharma Inc. have presented preclinical data for CID-078, a novel orally bioavailable cyclin A/B Rxl macrocycle being developed for the treatment of patients with lung cancer. CID-078 was developed as a macrocycle that binds to the hydrophobic patch of cyclins A and B and blocks RxL-dependent interactions of proteins, such as that of E2F1 with cyclin A-CDK2 and Myt1 with cyclin B-CDK1.
Papillon Therapeutics Inc.’s PPL-001 has been awarded orphan drug designation by the FDA for Friedreich’s ataxia. PPL-001 is an experimental gene-corrected CD34+ hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell (HSPC) therapy.
The increasing resistance to intravenous artemisinin therapy for malaria highlights the urgent need for new treatments that offer better patient compliance and a single-dose cure to address this global health threat. Novartis AG recently presented the discovery, development and evaluation of aminoisoquinolines as fast-acting intravenous therapeutic agents for severe malaria treatment.
Incretin therapies based on GLP-1 receptor agonism aid in the loss of weight in obesity, but a relevant part of this loss (25%-40%) is attributed to loss of lean muscle mass, which raises the risk of sarcopenia. Keros Therapeutics Inc. has presented data on RKER-065, a novel modified ActRII-Fc ligand trap that inhibits myostatin and activins and promotes muscle formation.
How do exercise and insulin collaborate in metabolism? The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) and the Novo Nordisk Foundation recognized the work of Juleen Zierath in this topic with the Diabetes Prize for Excellence at their recent annual meeting.
Jiangsu Chia Tai Fenghai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has described cyclin-dependent kinase 7 (CDK7) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
2A Biosciences Inc. has divulged compounds acting as 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptor agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, conjunctivitis, Crohn’s disease, type 2 diabetes, obsessive-compulsive disorder, rheumatoid arthritis, schizophrenia and traumatic brain injury, among others.
Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has identified protein arginine N-methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5)/methylosome protein 50 (MEP50) interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
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