Researchers from Inventage Lab Inc. have presented preclinical data for its naltrexone-loaded microspheres, named IVL-3004, developed as long-acting injectable using the proprietary IVL-Drugfluidic technology platform.
Researchers from Bridge Biotherapeutics Inc. have presented the discovery and preclinical characterization of BBT-4437, a novel brain-penetrable and reversible pan-transcriptional enhancer factor (TEAD) inhibitor, designed to target the Hippo signaling pathway in solid tumors.
Increasing knowledge of the cancer glycome and the need for new options to overcome resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors are leading to an expansion of glycoimmunology. Stanford University professor Carolyn Bertozzi demonstrated that cell-surface glycans may be tagged to become targetable glyco-immune checkpoints.
Additional early-stage research and drug discovery news in brief, from: Enveric Biosciences, Gilead, Hookipa, Noxopharm, Palatin Technologies, Recludix.
Ventus Therapeutics US Inc. has divulged pyrido-[3,4-d]pyridazine amine derivatives acting as NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, metabolic, autoimmune disease, liver, renal, respiratory, cardiovascular and inflammatory disorders, among others.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. has identified complement C1s subcomponent inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of immune thrombocytopenia purpura, lupus nephritis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Guillain Barré syndrome, Huntington’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic brain injury, and autoimmune hemolytic anemia, among others.
The University of Minnesota has disclosed monocarboxylate transporter (MCT1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, graft-vs.-host disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, obesity and diabetes.
Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd. recently detailed the discovery and preclinical characterization of a potent and selective small-molecule glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonist, HDM-1002, under investigation for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity.
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