Researchers from Puhe Biopharma Co. Ltd. presented the discovery and preclinical evaluation of PH027-1, a novel small-molecule Werner syndrome protein (WRN) inhibitor targeting microsatellite instability high (MSI-H) tumors.
Myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA)-associated vasculitis is a systemic condition affecting the small vessels with production of MPO-ANCA in serum. It has been suggested that the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) induced by MPO-ANCA is a driver of pathogenesis, with involvement of neutrophil elastase (NE), which in turn is activated by the enzyme cathepsin C.
Prior to this year’s Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), it had been 14 years since metastasis had been the subject of a plenary session. So, the Tuesday session on “Evolution of the genome, microenvironment, and host through metastasis” had plenty of new insights to share.
Vanqua Bio Inc. has divulged C5a anaphylatoxin chemotactic receptor 1 (C5aR; CD88) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of autoimmune disease, cancer, infections and cardiovascular, inflammatory and neurological disorders.
Benevolentai Cambridge Ltd. has synthesized retinoid acid receptor α (RARα) and β (RARβ) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Global Health Drug Discovery Institute has disclosed N6-adenosine-methyltransferase catalytic subunit (METTL3) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and viral infections.
Obesity is a chronic disorder tied to other disorders such as hyperglycemia, type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease, among others. Recent findings have suggested that EphB tyrosine kinase receptor and its ligand, ephrin B, may be involved in insulin signaling.
M-9140 (Merck KGaA) is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that carries a DNA topoisomerase 1 (TOP1) inhibitor payload plus an antibody directed against carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 5 (CEACAM5). CEACAM5 is a cell surface protein that is overexpressed in colorectal cancer and other solid tumors.