Despite GTPase KRAS being the most common mutated oncogene in human cancers, there is still an unmet medical need for treating KRAS G12C-mutated cancers.
Researchers from Astrazeneca plc reported preclinical data for AZD-8421, a selective cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) inhibitor, currently being evaluated in early-phase clinical trials as a treatment for solid tumors.
The leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor B2 (LILRB2), also known as ILT4, is an immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif (ITIM)-containing receptor that is widely expressed on immunosuppressive myeloid cells in the tumor microenvironment.