Two in five preclinical studies on subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) published in peer-reviewed scientific journals contain problematic images. A team of researchers from Radboud University Medical Center, who had previously identified several such cases, analyzed the literature in this field to assess the scope of the issue. They found that 40% of the studies included suspicious images. Read More
With a modest $7 million up front but an ultimate payout potentially topping $1 billion on the line, Modex Therapeutics Inc. will collaborate with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. to find and develop multispecific antibodies for treating multiple indications. Read More
The U.S. FDA has granted orphan drug designation to Dewpoint Therapeutics Inc.’s DPTX-3186, its first-in-class condensate modulator for the treatment of gastric cancer. The designation follows the recent opening of Dewpoint’s IND application for DPTX-3186 earlier in October, and is the first orphan designation ever granted to a condensate-modulating therapeutic. Read More
A recent study published in the journal Biochemical Pharmacology has uncovered a promising new approach to prevent post-traumatic trigeminal neuropathy (PTTN) development by targeting the advanced glycation end-products receptor (RAGE). Read More
Interleukin 1 receptor accessory protein (IL1RAP) is a receptor that activates signaling pathways triggered by IL1α/β, IL33 and IL36α/β/γ, which are involved in several autoimmune or inflammatory disorders, including psoriasis, gout or systemic sclerosis. Innovent Biologics Co. Ltd. presented data for their anti-IL1RAP antibody IBI-3011, a fully humanized IgG1 antibody targeting IL1RAP that blocks those pathways. Read More
What trends in life sciences have defined the last three decades? BioWorld Editor Nuala Moran picks monoclonal antibodies as the most significant. “They are the cornerstone around which medical biotechnology as a sector has been built.” Read More
Alethio Therapeutics (formerly known as Alethiomics Ltd.) has emerged from stealth with two antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) programs for the treatment of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). Read More
Genescience Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has disclosed tachykinin NK3 receptor (TACR3) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), cancer, convulsions, depression and more. Read More
Ascletis Pharma Inc. has selected ASC-36, a once-monthly, potentially best-in-class subcutaneously administered amylin receptor peptide agonist, as a clinical development candidate. Read More
ALX Oncology Inc. has developed ALX-2004, an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) with a topoisomerase I inhibitor payload, for treating EGFR+ cancer solid tumors. Read More
Haisco Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has synthesized proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety covalently linked to an EGFR (HER1; erbB1)-targeting moiety through a linker. Read More
Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH and Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd. have announced that Boehringer Ingelheim has licensed a preclinical program from Kyowa Kirin to develop a potential first-in-class, small molecule for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. Read More
Deoxyhypusine synthase (DHPS), which activates the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A, shows potential as a therapeutic target against melanoma, which is quite aggressive and prone to metastasize. It is highly expressed in tumors but not in healthy tissues. Read More
Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has divulged antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) potentially useful for the treatment of cancer. The ADCs comprise an antibody or antigen-binding fragment linked to a cytotoxic drug through a linker. Read More
A team of scientists from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Karolinska Institutet has reported the development and characterization of a new class of small non-immunoglobulin affibody proteins that bind to the highly glycosylated human carcinoembryonic antigen-related adhesion molecule 5 (CEACAM5, CEA) with high affinity. Read More
Researchers at Guangzhou Laboratory and Guangzhou Medical University have described compounds reported to be useful for the treatment of asthma, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and infectious pneumonia. Read More
