Lung adenocarcinoma may be cornered by a recent finding coming from a study published on Nov. 30, 2023, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This investigation has unveiled that a tumor suppressor molecule called RNA-binding motif protein 10 (RBM10) partners with two ribosomal proteins, which in turn inactivate the well-known oncogene Myc proto-oncogene protein (c-Myc). Read More

Norcantharidin is an active ingredient in Chinese traditional medicine that has activity against several cancer types, but its application is limited in the clinic due to toxicity and a narrow treatment window. Researchers from Tongji University and the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica have recently described a derivative of norcantharidin – DCZ-5417 – for the potential treatment of multiple myeloma (MM). Read More

Cereno Scientific AB has completed the preclinical safety program for CS-014, a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor in development for arterial and venous thrombosis prevention. Read More

Ebviously GmbH, a spin-off from Helmholtz Munich (HMGU), has presented new in vitro data for its Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) vaccine candidate EBV-001. Based on noninfectious virus-like particles (VLPs) derived from EBV, EBV-001 is designed as a highly immunogenic, multiantigen vaccine to prevent EBV-associated diseases, such as infectious mononucleosis. Read More

A Character Biosciences Inc. patent describes polypeptides acting as low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) ligands and reported to be useful for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Read More

Intracellular chloride levels are crucial for physiological brain development and correct functioning. On the other hand, aberrant expression of chloride importer NKCC1 (basolateral Na-K-Cl symporter, SLC12A2) and exporter KCC2 (K-Cl cotransporter 2, SLC12A5) is involved in neurodevelopmental and neurologic conditions, including mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE), among others, leading to an imbalance between excitatory and inhibitory signals. Read More

PGI Drug Discovery LLC, the drug discovery arm of Psychogenics Inc., has entered into an exclusive license agreement with F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. to obtain global development, manufacturing and commercialization rights to RO-7117997. Psychogenics intends to evaluate RO-7117997 as a potential treatment for several psychiatric and neurological conditions. Read More

Ventus Therapeutics US Inc. has disclosed oxoindolinyl amide derivatives acting as NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors. As such, they are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, metabolic, autoimmune diseases, liver, renal, respiratory, cardiovascular and inflammatory disorders, among others. Read More

Organophosphorus compounds (OPs) include several types of chemical compounds used as pesticides, herbicides or nerve agents in chemical warfare that, once in the body, act by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase (AChE) functions leading to an excessive increase of acetylcholine that ultimately causes death after respiratory failure. Read More

Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most common form of focal epilepsy characterized by recurrent seizures originating in the hippocampus and with sprouting of mossy fiber axons that contribute to new recurrent synaptic excitability in the dentate gyrus (DG). Read More

Work at Wake Forest University has led to the development of an H2O2-responsive doxorubicin hybrid codrug able to release H2S (acting as cardioprotective agent). They are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More

Trypto Therapeutics GmbH scientists have discovered novel tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) inhibitors, which are being developed for the treatment of colorectal cancer. Read More

An F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. patent describes indole derivatives acting as EGFR L858R mutant, T790M/L858R double mutant, T790M/L858R/C797S triple mutant and/or L858R/C797S double mutant allosteric inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Read More

Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd. researchers have prepared and tested new thiazoloaryl-methyl substituted cyclic hydrazine-N-carboxamide derivatives acting as orexin OX1 and OX2 receptor antagonists. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of substance abuse and dependence, anxiety, cognitive, sleep, eating and mood disorders. Read More

Synthesis and optimization of substituted 2-amino[1,2,4]-triazolopyrimidines and related heterocycles by Wuyi University investigators has led to the identification of compound [I], and its water-soluble phosphate sodium salt prodrug, compound [II]. Read More

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