A ketone body, a molecule derived from the metabolism of acids to obtain energy when glucose is not available, could become an effective ally in treating Alzheimer’s or preventing the effects of aging on the brain. A group of scientists at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging have studied the role of β-hydroxybutyrate (βHB) as a signaling metabolite of misfolded proteins by interacting with them and altering their solubility, a mechanism that allows their elimination, as observed in preclinical models. Read More
Researchers from Northwestern University and Yale University have presented new preclinical data for KL-50, a small molecule under investigation for the treatment of glioblastoma. KL-50 was designed to fluoro-ethylate DNA bases, resulting in DNA inter-strand cross-links and subsequent DNA damage that triggers DNA mismatch repair (MMR)-independent apoptosis. Read More
Arrakis Therapeutics Inc. has presented data on its RNA-targeted small-molecule (rSM) drug program for the treatment of myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). The company’s proprietary RNA‐specific chemical, biological and structural methods and RNA-directed medicinal chemistry enabled structure-based small-molecule drug design targeting the trinucleotide (CUG) repeat expansion in the mRNA of DMPK (myotonic dystrophy protein kinase) that drives DM1 pathology. Read More
Dewpoint Therapeutics Inc. has entered into a strategic research collaboration with Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. to advance Dewpoint’s novel small-molecule condensate modulator targeting TDP-43 for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Read More
The Agency for Science Technology & Research (A*STAR) Bioprocessing Technology Institute has patented 3C-like proteinase (3CLpro; Mpro; nsp5) (coronavirus) inhibitors. Read More
Beijing Avistone Biotechnology Co. Ltd. has obtained IND clearance from the FDA for ANS-03, a next-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) targeting both ROS proto-oncogene 1 (ROS1) and neurotrophic tropomyosin receptor kinase (NTRK). Read More
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has synthesized substituted biphenyl compounds acting as E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase CBL-B (CBLB) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
A Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd. and Tianjin Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd. patent describes new fibroblast activation protein-α (FAP-α) inhibitors comprising a chelator and a radiolabeled compound potentially useful for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Read More
The collaboration will combine Rondo’s proprietary CD28 co-stimulatory platform with Lilly’s drug development and commercialization expertise to develop co-stimulatory bispecific antibodies to treat solid tumors. Read More
Glioblastomas (GBMs) are the most malignant brain tumors and remain uncurable. Even after therapy, some glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) survive in the brain parenchyma and cause tumor recurrence. Read More
Work at Foshan Ionova Biotherapeutics Co. Ltd., Guangdong Touchstone Translational Research Institute Co. Ltd. and Shenzhen Ionova Life Science Co. Ltd. has led to the discovery of new cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme, mitochondrial (CYP11A1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of breast cancer and castration-resistant prostate cancer. Read More
Researchers from E-Therapeutics plc presented preclinical data for ETX-312, a GalNAc-conjugated short interfering RNA (siRNA), produced using the Galomic platform and being developed for the treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). Read More
Several recent Celgene Corp. patents detail the development of proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising a cereblon (CRBN)-binding moiety covalently linked to an interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK-4)-targeting moiety via a linker. Read More
