A large-scale study has revealed the impact of germline variants on proteins in 10 cancer types. Scientists from the National Cancer Institute’s Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium (CPTAC) conducted a precision proteogenomic analysis in a pan-cancer study with data from 1,064 patients, identifying tumor heterogeneity and tumorigenesis associated with heritable genetic alterations. The results provide a broad view of cancer risk that could be useful for patient stratification and the design of prevention strategies. Read More
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are involved in many diseases, yet raising therapeutic antibodies against them is notoriously difficult because the transmembrane receptors contain only short extracellular regions that can function as antigens. As a result, only two therapeutic antibodies against GPCRs have ever been licensed for the clinic. Read More
Parvus Therapeutics Inc. has announced the achievement of a milestone under its collaboration with Abbvie Inc. to develop treatments for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). PVT-401, a novel peptide-major histocompatibility complex (pMHC) nanomedicine (Navacim) drug candidate, has met prospective nonclinical pharmacology and manufacturing criteria. Read More
Neuronos Ltd., a subsidiary of Beyond Air Inc., has announced BA-102 has been awarded U.S. orphan drug designation for the treatment of Phelan-McDermid syndrome. Read More
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc. has disclosed somatostatin receptor type 3 (SSTR3) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Read More
CC chemokine receptor 6 (CCR6) is a G-protein coupled receptor involved in guiding immune cells through the body and the hallmark receptor for T helper 17 (Th17) cells, and is also expressed in other immune cell populations, such as B cells and innate lymphoid cells, among others. Read More
Researchers at Bexson Biomedical Inc. and Saint Joseph’s University have synthesized NMDA receptor antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders. Read More
Nuvalent Inc. has identified proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase ROS (ROS1; MCF3) and/or ALK tyrosine kinase receptor inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
Researchers from Aarhus University and Synuca Therapeutics recently presented a novel drug-like small-molecule inhibitor of sarco/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase (SERCA), SYN-4569, with superior pharmacological properties and evaluated its efficacy in vitro and in vivo. SYN-4569 is an orally available compound with good potency, pharmacokinetics and brain-penetrant properties. Read More
Negio Therapeutics NV has divulged guanfacine derivatives acting as α2-adrenoceptor agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
Neushen Therapeutics Inc. has described NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of autoimmune disease, cardiovascular disorders, neurodegeneration and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Read More
Richter transformation (RT) refers to the occurrence of an aggressive and treatment-resistant lymphoma that arises from the progression of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and is associated with a poor prognosis. Disruptive mutations in the BCL6 co-repressor (Bcor) gene are found in up to 2% of CLL cases and often occur alongside Notch1 mutations, a common molecular alteration linked to RT. This co-occurrence points to a possible cooperative role in driving disease progression. Read More
