Bakuchiol, a phenolic meroterpenoid from the seeds of Psoralea corylifolia L., has shown promise as an antitumor drug, so researchers at Bengbu Medical University synthesized novel derivatives of bakuchiol bearing modifications on the aromatic ring.
Vaxcellbio Co. Ltd. has signed a research agreement with the Korea Drug Development Fund (KDDF) to pursue the discovery of next-generation targeted anticancer lead compounds based on degradation of the molecular motor protein MYO1D (myosin 1D).
Fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC) is a rare and lethal cancer accounting for 1% of liver cancers affecting young, otherwise healthy patients. The primary driver of the vast majority of human FLCs is a fusion between the heat shock protein 40 (DNAJB1) and the catalytic subunit α of protein kinase A (PRKACA).
Gemma Biotherapeutics Inc.’s GB-221, a novel gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (SMA1), has received clinical trial clearance from ANVISA, Brazil’s health regulatory agency.
Toolgen Inc. has entered into a strategic cross-license agreement with Geneditbio Ltd. to jointly advance the development of next-generation in vivo genome-editing therapeutics.
Peptidream Inc. has submitted IND applications to the FDA to initiate phase I studies of [225Ac]PD-32766, as a potential radiotherapeutic, and [64Cu]PD-32766, as the radiodiagnostic pair, for patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC).
Opko Health Inc. has recently presented data for their GLP-1/glucagon receptor dual agonist OPK-88006, which is in preclinical development for the treatment of metabolic disease, including metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and obesity.
Researchers at Shandong Second Medical University have developed a dimethyl quaternary ammonium derivative of harmane that shows strong potential for attacking the bacterium through diverse mechanisms.
In a recent study published in Cell Reports Medicine, researchers from the Institute of Chinese Materia Medica of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences and Xi’an Jiao Tong University Health Science Center found that Mesothelin (MSLN) was significantly elevated in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) rats and mice, where it drove osteoclast differentiation.
The field of gene therapy is experiencing major advances driven by precise editing technologies, such as base and prime editing, and by the design of increasingly sophisticated vectors to deliver payloads that could reverse the effects of diseases. However, in the transition to in vivo applications many approaches still fail in their attempt to effectively reach target tissues or cells.
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