Cancer of the uterus is the most common gynecological malignancy in the U.S., with over 60,000 diagnoses per year, where incidence and mortality have increased through the years. About 30%-40% of patients with high-grade disease harbor mutations in the PPP2R1A gene, which encodes the primary subunit of protein phosphatase 2A, with hotspots being P179R and S256F.
Rappta Therapeutics Oy has signed an exclusive global license agreement with Springworks Therapeutics Inc. for RPT-04402, a first-in-class molecular glue of specific protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) complexes. Springworks will be responsible for global development and commercialization of RPT-04402, now named SW-3431, and expects to file an IND application by year-end.
Shenzhen Forward Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has disclosed fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Kawasaki Gakuen has divulged pyrrole-imidazole polyamides acting as transmembrane 4 L6 family member 1 (TM4SF1) and TMEM132b expression inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer metastasis.
