Research at Genfleet Therapeutics Inc. has led to the development of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 1 (MAP4K1; HPK1; MEKKK1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MAP2K; MEK; MAPKK) inhibitors have been reported in an Immuneering Corp. patent as potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.
Guangzhou Kaishi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has patented treprostinil derivatives acting as nitric oxide (NO) donors reported to be useful for the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary arterial hypertension and arterial occlusion.
Recludix Pharma Inc. has disclosed signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and/or STAT6 inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory disorders.
The FDA has cleared Qualigen Therapeutics Inc.’s IND application for QN-302, a potential best-in-class small molecule G-Quadruplex (G4)-selective transcription inhibitor.
Amygdala Neurosciences Inc. has been awarded a $2.0 million NIH grant to support IND-enabling and early-stage development of its selective, reversible, orally bioavailable aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) inhibitor ANS-858 to treat alcohol use disorder (AUD).
Lexeo Therapeutics Inc. has announced that its IND for LX-2020 has been cleared by the FDA. LX-2020 is an AAVrh10-based gene therapy candidate designed to intravenously deliver a functional PKP2 gene to cardiac muscle for the treatment of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) caused by variants in PKP2 (PKP2-ACM).
Researchers from Laboratoire Biodim presented the discovery of novel HIV-1 integrase-LEDGF allosteric inhibitors (INLAIs), designed to share the binding site on the viral protein with the host factor LEDGF/p75. INLAIs act as molecular glues to promote hyper-multimerization of HIV-1 integrase protein to produce defective progeny virions, and as such, severely disrupt maturation of viral particles.