Contineum Therapeutics Inc.’s midstage study of its multiple sclerosis drug, PIPE-307, missed its primary and secondary endpoints, dropping the stock on Nov. 21. Top-line phase II results from the Vista study of the M1 receptor agonist PIPE-307 for treating relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis saw no significant changes in binocular 2.5% low contrast letter acuity in the treatment arms, a key efficacy measure.
Janssen Pharmaceutica NV has identified interleukin-17A (IL-17A)/IL-17 receptor A (IL-17RA) interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (ankylosing spondylitis), multiple sclerosis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, atopic dermatitis and systemic lupus erythematosus, among others.
Generative AI drug discovery company Vantai Inc. could bring in more than $1 billion in a new collaboration with Halda Therapeutics Inc. Vantai already has collaborations with other companies, including Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (BMS), Janssen Pharmaceutica and Blueprint Medicines Corp.
Janssen Pharmaceutica NV has synthesized new 1,6-naphthridine compounds acting as probable global transcription activator SNF2L2 (SMARCA2; BAF190B; SNF2-α) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Janssen Pharmaceutica NV has divulged mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma translocation protein 1 (MALT1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
The endocannabinoid system is involved in pain perception, cognition and mood regulation among other functions. The dysregulation in synthesis and degradation of endocannabinoids results in anxiety, depression or degenerative diseases.
The lack of acute myeloid leukemia-specific antigens is one of the challenges for targeted immunotherapy together with on-target off-tumor toxicities due to the expression of the target in normal myeloid cells. A subset of T cells – Vδ2 T-cells – which represent ~5% of the T-cell population in healthy donors, are seen as part of emerging immunotherapeutic strategies.
Work at Janssen Pharmaceutica NV has led to the identification of lactam-containing imidazopyridazine interleukin-17A (IL-17A)/interleukin-17 receptor A (IL-17RA) interaction inhibitors.
