In advanced or metastatic prostate cancer (PCa), patients may reach a stage where they do not respond to therapy. This stage is associated with chromosomal instability (CIN) and allow cells, up to a certain threshold, to adapt to therapy. However, a Mayo Clinic study has found a way to push that line so that cancer cells are so aberrant that they die. Read More
Assembly Biosciences Inc. has selected development candidate ABI-5366 to progress to IND-enabling studies from its long-acting herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) helicase inhibitor program for high-recurrence genital herpes. The company is targeting IND/CTA filings in the first half of next year. Read More
Otoferlin is a calcium sensor protein critical for the transmission of the signal from inner hair cells (IHCs) to the spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs), and it is encoded by the OTOF gene. Pathogenic biallelic loss of function variations in OTOF result in failure of synaptic transmission, causing autosomal recessive deafness 9 (DFNB9), which is a congenital severe-to-profound auditory neuropathy. Read More
Researchers from Basking Biosciences Inc. presented preclinical data for BB-031, a novel RNA aptamer that binds and inhibits Von Willebrand Factor (VWF). BB-031 (0.5, 1.0 and 5.0 mg/kg) or placebo were administered to a canine model of large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke at 6 hours post-LVO with an autologous clot. Read More
Calibr at Scripps Research and the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute (Gates MRI) have entered into a strategic licensing agreement to advance development of a novel investigational compound for treatment of tuberculosis (TB). Read More
Coya Therapeutics Inc. has announced expansion of its exclusive worldwide rights for the development and commercialization of COYA-301, the company's low-dose IL-2 subcutaneous administration product candidate. COYA-301 is intended to enhance regulatory T-cell (Treg) function in vivo to treat the systemic neuro-inflammation underlying certain autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases. Read More
While most preclinical research on pediatric cancer is carried out using adult mouse models, there are significant biological differences between children and adults, including age-related differences in the immune system, metabolism and growth factor signaling. In the current study, investigators from the University of Western Australia and Telethon Kids Institute developed a new mouse model of pediatric medulloblastoma, which is the most common childhood brain cancer. Read More
To restore hearing function in patients with hearing loss or deafness, cochlear implantation is seen as the only method that works, but insertion of the electrode array may cause direct mechanical injury to the cochlea, with the subsequent loss attributed to an inflammatory response driven by proinflammatory cytokines, reactive oxygen species and apoptotic signals. Read More
Recurium IP Holdings LLC has patented antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) comprising antibodies targeting inactive tyrosine-protein kinase transmembrane receptor ROR1 covalently bound to exatecan through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
Akari Therapeutics plc has advanced its preclinical development program for long-acting PAS-nomacopan for geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The company has produced new and promising versions and progressed from lab scale to pre-GMP optimization, and is targeting an IND application to the FDA in the first half of next year. Read More
Genentech Inc. has discovered sulfonimidamide compounds acting as NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune disease and cardiovascular, dermatological, respiratory, neurological, gastrointestinal and inflammatory disorders, among others. Read More
Oncovalent Therapeutics Inc. has identified SUMO-activating enzyme subunit 1 (SAE1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
When oxygen levels of the intestine increase, the appropriate hypoxic conditions for intestinal microbiota are lost. This state may be caused by immune-mediated malfunction of the intestinal epithelium. By controlling oxygen levels, the imbalance in the intestinal microbiome (dysbiosis) can be reduced. Read More
Bristol Myers Squibb Co. has presented macrocyclic peptides acting as programmed cell death 1 (PD-1)/PD-1 ligand 1 (PD-L1) interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and infections. Read More
