A new approach against non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has combined immunotherapy with molecularly targeted therapy to activate the immune response and inhibit oncogenic pathways, which prevented tumor progression and eliminated cancer cells. Brigham and Women’s Hospital scientists have developed nanoparticles loaded with antibody conjugates that could deliver large amounts of treatment to the tumor tissue. This new strategy could improve the results of conventional immunotherapy in these patients and reduce toxicity of existing treatments. Read More

Among the acquired mutations in the calreticulin (CALR) gene, both 52 bp deletion (del52) and 5 bp insertion (ins5) are among the most frequent and are linked to two different types of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). Read More

The CMT Research Foundation has formed a strategic partnership with Revir Therapeutics Inc. to advance small-molecule therapeutics that modulate the expression of the gene that causes Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A). Read More

Shanghai Henlius Biotech Inc. has announced preclinical data showing that its small-molecule drug HLX-99 exhibited antineurodegenerative activities in multiple models, warranting further development. Read More

Scientists at Beigene Ltd. and Beigene Switzerland GmbH have disclosed antibody-drug conjugates comprising a carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 5 (CEACAM5; CEA; CD66e) binding antibody or antigen binding fragments linked to a cytotoxic drug through a linker. Read More

Researchers from BC Cancer Research Institute (Provincial Health Services Authority) and the University of British Columbia have presented the discovery and preclinical characterization of [68Ga]LW-02050, a 68Ga-labeled hydroxamate derivative of SB3. Read More

Yellowstone Biosciences Ltd. has launched with a focus on soluble bispecific T-cell receptor (TCR)-based therapies for human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II (HLA-II) targets in oncology. Read More

Genfleet Therapeutics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. has obtained clearance from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to advance GFH-375 (VS-7375) into a phase I/II study in patients with advanced solid tumors with KRAS G12D mutation. Read More

Scientists at Minghui Pharmaceutical (Hangzhou) Ltd. and Minghui Pharmaceutical Inc. have synthesized antibody-drug conjugates comprising a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF-1R) linked to a cytotoxic drug through a linker and reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More

Targeting topoisomerase 2 (TOP2) is crucial in AML, and researchers from Wakunaga Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. have developed and tested racemic WAC-224, a quinolone TOP2 inhibitor, and (R)-WAC-224 as a potential approach for AML treatment. Read More

Residual leukemic stem cells (LSCs) are leukemia relapse-initiating cells that mediate treatment resistance in response to therapy stress. Different from normal hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), both blasts and LSCs express T-cell immunoglobulin mucin-3 (TIM-3) on the surface. Read More

Chengdu Zeling Biomedical Technology Co. Ltd. has identified bridged pyridazine compounds acting as NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of sepsis. Read More

Exelixis Inc. has divulged membrane-associated tyrosine- and threonine-specific Cdc2-inhibitory kinase (PKMYT1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More

Bladder cancer is characterized by a high recurrence rate, with limited therapeutic options available. There is a need to discover new therapeutic targets and approaches to overcome this. Read More

Helios-Huaming Biopharma Co. Ltd. has described protein-arginine deiminase type-4 (PADI4) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, vasculitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ulcerative colitis, cystic fibrosis and asthma, among others. Read More