At the 2025 meeting of the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. On the first full day of the conference, reports from the first HIV cure trial conducted in Africa, the RIO trial and others showed that perhaps, a broadly useful cure is on the horizon. Read More

Antibody-drug conjugates, a well-established antitumor strategy, are used for targeted delivery of cytotoxic drugs through antibodies. As cancer research progresses, other technologies with different mechanisms are advancing in the oncologic pipeline. Researchers from Cybrexa Therapeutics Inc. presented new preclinical data on CBX-15, a peptide-drug conjugate (PDC) consisting of a pH-low insertion peptide (pHLIP) linked to monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE). Read More

Calidi Biotherapeutics Inc. has released promising preclinical results for its systemic Rtnova platform showing its ability to successfully deliver transient gene therapy payloads to targeted tumors. Moreover, the company’s tumor-specific virotherapy has demonstrated efficacy in killing over 60 different tumor cell lines. Read More

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, inflammatory skin condition driven by complex immune mechanisms involving T cells. In the context of AD, OX40, a costimulatory receptor present on activated T cells, supports the function of inflammatory T cells, exacerbating skin dysfunction. Researchers from Astria Therapeutics Inc. presented the preclinical characterization of STAR-0310, a humanized monoclonal IgG1 antibody targeting OX40. Read More

Astrazeneca AB has synthesized antibody-drug conjugates comprising an antibody or antigen-binding fragment covalently linked to cytotoxic moieties through enzymatically cleavable linkers reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More

Sarcomas are generally classified into soft tissue sarcomas, such as fibrosarcoma, and bone sarcomas such as chondrosarcoma, which are rare cancers in adults accounting for about 1% of all cancer diagnoses, while in children the rate goes up to 20% of all cancer cases. Read More

Researchers from Diosynvax Ltd. presented data from a study that aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a pan-H5 vaccine designed using computational biology and being developed for protection against avian influenza. Read More

Biogen Inc. has disclosed uracil nucleotide/cysteinyl leukotriene receptor (GPR17; P2Y-Like) antagonists with improved brain penetration reported to be useful for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Read More

Haisco Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has identified proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety covalently linked to an androgen receptor (AR) targeting moiety acting as AR degradation inducers reported to be useful for the treatment of prostate cancer. Read More

Endocannabinoids are lipid mediators that interact with G protein-coupled receptors, including cannabinoid CB2 receptor (CB2R), which is mainly expressed in peripheral tissues with immune functions. Read More

Shanghai Apeiron Biotechnology Co. Ltd. has divulged kinesin-like protein KIF18A inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, inflammatory disorders and Kartagener syndrome (primary ciliary dyskinesia). Read More

Scientists at Guangzhou Imd Therapeutics Co. Ltd. and Pamplona Therapeutics (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. have described proteolysis targeting chimeric (PROTAC) compounds comprising cereblon (CRBN) ligands covalently linked to an interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK-4) targeting moiety through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, autoimmune disease, cancer, cardiovascular, eye and inflammatory disorders, rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease, among others. Read More

Scientists at Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China, have identified a new regulator of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway associated with the growth of colorectal cancer. Read More