Development and optimization of novel oral selective hematopoietic progenitor kinase 1 (HPK1) inhibitors for immuno-oncology (IO) treatment were reported by scientists from Astrazeneca plc in two presentations during the ACS meeting this week.
Researchers from Baylor University and collaborators have described the synthesis and evaluation of a series of 6-aryl-3-aroyl-indole analogues acting as tubulin polymerization inhibitors aimed to be used as anticancer agents. Inhibitors of tubulin polymerization are promising antiproliferative agents and their interaction with the colchicine site is linked to its activity as vascular disrupting agents (VDAs).
Not hitting the primary endpoint of a phase III study caused the U.S. FDA to say it would not review Biohaven Ltd.’s NDA for troriluzole to treat spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA), an ultra-rare disorder.
Nanjing Zhihe Pharmaceutical Technology Co. Ltd. has described nucleotide derivatives acting as prodrugs reported to be useful for the treatment of viral infections.
Therabest Co. Ltd. has identified glutathione (GSH) or hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-activated prodrugs comprising obeticholic acid dimers conjugated via linkers and their nanogels coated with fucoidan reported to be useful for the treatment of liver diseases.
Nicorandil is a potent K(ATP) channel activator and a sulfonylurea receptor 2 (SUR2) selective agonist launched for the treatment of angina pectoris. Nicorandil binds to ATP-sensitive KATP channels in the mitochondrial inner membrane to preserve mitochondrial function during ischemia.
A frustrating lack of detail left analysts with little to do but speculate on the odds for a 2023 U.S. FDA approval of Ascendis Pharma A/S’s Transcon PTH (palopegteriparatide), a parathyroid hormone prodrug for hypoparathyroidism, after the company disclosed a letter from the agency citing unspecified deficiencies that preclude further discussions about labeling and postmarketing requirements.