METTL3, the enzyme that adds the m6A RNA modification, is a key regulator of RNA processing and protein synthesis. In cancer, METTL3 is often overexpressed, driving tumor growth, invasion and therapy resistance across multiple malignancies, including lung, pancreatic, ovarian, colorectal cancers and acute myeloid leukemia.
Epics Therapeutics SA has described N6-adenosine-methyltransferase catalytic subunit (METTL3) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of autoimmune disease, cancer, infections, and neurological and inflammatory disorders.
Researchers from Epics Therapeutics SA presented preclinical data for EP-102, a novel small-molecule inhibitor of N6-adenosine-methyltransferase catalytic subunit (METTL3), being developed for the treatment of cancer.