Reducing microglial activity in the presence of apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4) has uncovered a mechanism associated with the deposition of misfolded amyloid and tau in a novel mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. By transplanting human neurons into the mouse brain and eliminating the mouse microglia, scientists at the Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco observed that amyloid and tau deposition was reduced. These results support therapeutic strategies that target APOE4 and microglia. Read More
Duality Biologics Ltd. presented preclinical data on DB-1419, a potentially first-in-class bispecific antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) consisting of a humanized antibody targeting B7-H3 and PD-L1 conjugated to a DNA topoisomerase I inhibitor under development for the treatment of cancer. Read More
Researchers from Congruence Therapeutics Inc. have described the development of a mouse model of genetic obesity with a clinically relevant, naturally occurring human melanocortin MC4 receptor (MC4R) mutation. Read More
Belief Biomed Inc.’s gene therapy drug BBM-D101 has been awarded U.S. orphan drug and rare pediatric disease designations by the FDA for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Read More
Nimbus Therapeutics LLC reported the identification of an allosteric, potent, selective, highly efficacious and noncovalent Werner syndrome helicase (WRN) inhibitor, NTX-452, for the potential treatment of microsatellite instability high (MSI-H) tumors. Read More
Anti-HER2 antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have proven effective in multiple tumor types. However, between 64% and 85% of HER2+ breast and gastric cancer patients retain HER2 expression after treatment with trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-Dxd), which includes a topoisomerase I inhibitor payload. Read More
A Nettargets Inc. patent describes histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SETDB1 (KIAA0067, KMT1E) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
SOS1 is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) that activates KRAS, and recent preclinical studies have demonstrated that combining KRAS and EGFR inhibitors with SOS1 inhibitors can overcome resistance and achieve durable responses. Read More
Data from preclinical studies conducted to evaluate the activity of NKT-3964, a first-in-class, orally bioavailable CDK2-selective PROTAC degrader being developed for the potential treatment of cancer, were reported by Nikang Therapeutics Inc. Read More
Work at Hepaitech (Beijing) Biopharma Technology Co. Ltd. has led to the identification of Mas-related G-protein coupled receptor member X4 (MRGPRX4; SNSR5; SNSR6) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of anemia, fungal infections, HIV infections, renal disorders, liver diseases, psoriasis, pruritus and urticaria, among others. Read More
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has patented eponemycin analogues acting as proteasome inhibitors and thus potentially useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
Modified vaccinia Ankara immunization in nonhuman primate models of lethal mpox virus infection, although effective to some extent, has been linked to breakthrough lesions and throat swab viremia. Read More
The inhibition of hematopoietic progenitor kinase 1 (HPK1), predominantly expressed in immune cells, has proven effective in reducing tumor growth across cancer immune response modulation. Read More
Wigen Biomedicine Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. has synthesized new poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1; ARTD1) inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
IgA nephropathy is the most common primary glomerulonephritis and contributes to kidney failure. Growing evidence exists that the overactivation of the lectin pathway contributes to the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy. Read More
Westlake Pharmaceutical (Hangzhou) Co. Ltd. has prepared and tested new 3C-like proteinase (3CLpro; Mpro; nsp5) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of coronavirus acute respiratory syndrome. Read More
