Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common form of primary liver cancer, representing approximately 75-85% of all cases. Often considered preventable, primary liver cancer ranks as the sixth most frequently diagnosed cancer and the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Through a multi-institutional effort, researchers have identified activated ATF6α as a driver of HCC that suppresses immune defenses, predicts response to immune checkpoint therapy, and represents a potential target for intervention.
Jiangsu Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Hansoh Biomedical Co. Ltd. have discovered heterocyclic carbonyl derivatives acting as muscarinic M4 receptor agonists potentially useful for the treatment of pain, substance abuse and dependency, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease and sleep disorders.
Scientists from the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology and Yonsei University have identified N4-(indolin-7-yl)-N2-(2-alkoxypyridin-3-yl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine derivatives acting as EGFR (HER1; erbB1) and/or HER2 (erbB2) mutant inhibitors and therefore reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Venenum Biodesign LLC has reported new substituted phenylsulfonamides acting as 2-acylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2 (MOGAT2) inhibitors described as potentially useful for the treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD; NAFLD) and obesity.
Clinch Biosciences LLC has divulged myosin-2 (MYH2) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of stroke, hypertension, acute kidney injury, gastrointestinal motility disorders and myocardial infarction.
Despite the availability of advanced therapeutic options, about 40%-50% of patients with hidradenitis suppurativa do not achieve significant improvement in disease activity, thus there is a need for novel medications.
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are important regulators of immune responses upon recognition of pathogens or endogenous molecules released from damaged tissues. Among them, the endosomal TLRs TLR7 and TLR8 recognize single-stranded RNAs and share a similar structure and function.
Myopia is a refractive disorder caused by excessive axial elongation, leading to blurred distance vision. Its development involves genetic, environmental and molecular factors, including retinal N6-methyladenosine (m6A) RNA modification.
Delonix Bioworks Ltd. has obtained IND clearance from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its group B meningococcal (MenB) vaccine candidate, DX-104. This follows the successful completion last month of clinical trial notification (CTN) procedures and ethics committee approval in Australia.
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