Rett syndrome (RTT) is a rare neurodevelopmental condition affecting multiple organ systems and is most often driven by mutations in the X-linked MECP2 gene. Researchers at Shanghai Duomirui Biological Technology Co. Ltd. have developed a new class of trofinetide prodrugs aimed at addressing limitations related to drug administration and pharmacokinetic properties.
Cisplatin is widely used in chemotherapy regimens for many solid tumors, yet its therapeutic benefit is counterbalanced by significant toxicity and immunologically related limitations. Researchers from Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine described the preclinical efficacy of the PD-L1-targeted cisplatin prodrug MN42-81, designed to overcome these limitations.
Zhejiang Pantheon Innovation Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has disclosed prodrugs of an NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitor compound. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and inflammation.
Researchers from Nankai University and collaborating institutions have identified a novel proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) molecule that effectively and selectively degrades multiple cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) to inhibit the proliferation of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells, offering a potential targeted therapy for this form of breast cancer.
Scientists from Luoyang Accendatech Co. Ltd. and Tianjin Accendatech Technology Co. Ltd. have disclosed fluorine-containing parthenolide derivatives and their prodrugs reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Both IL-15 and IL-2 are good options for cancer therapy, but IL-15 is considered superior due to lower vascular endothelial toxicity, stronger ability to expand natural killer and CD8+ T cells and weaker stimulation of T regulatory cells, but it has a short half-life and exerts severe adverse effects.
Scientists at University of Connecticut and University of Iowa have described phosphonamidate prodrugs reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc. has disclosed extended purine tricyclic and bicyclic nucleosides as prodrugs reported to be useful for the treatment of viral infections.
