Kura Oncology, Inc. and Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.’s selective oral menin inhibitor ziftomenib showed encouraging data across multiple studies, the most encouraging of which were in combination with other standard of care therapies in patients with NPM1-mutant and KMT2A-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia.
The effective targeting of RAS-mutant acute myeloid leukemia (AML) still remains a challenge; RAS mutations are tied to relapse to targeted therapy, such as resistance to FLT3 inhibitors due to the RAS/MAPK pathway, for example.
With the aim of developing an effective and more tolerable conditioning for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), researchers from Molecular Partners AG applied the proprietary ankyrin repeat protein (DARPin) platform to generate a novel multi-specific Switch-DARPin candidate, MP-0621.
Kura Oncology Inc. and Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd. have joined hands in a global strategic collaboration worth $1.49 billion to develop and commercialize ziftomenib, Kura’s selective oral menin inhibitor for treating patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and other hematologic malignancies.
Hemogenyx Pharmaceuticals plc has obtained approval by the institutional review board (IRB) of the company’s first clinical site to initiate a phase I trial of the company’s lead asset, HEMO-CAR-T, for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in adults.
Kura Oncology Inc. and Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd. have joined hands in a global strategic collaboration worth $1.49 billion to develop and commercialize ziftomenib, Kura’s selective oral menin inhibitor for treating patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and other hematologic malignancies.
Poseida Therapeutics Inc. has updated progress made in its early-stage pipeline of differentiated T stem cell memory cell-rich allogeneic CAR T therapies in oncology and autoimmune diseases.
The competitive menin-inhibitor space chalked further data from Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc., which disclosed positive top-line results from the pivotal phase II portion of the Augment-101 study, designed to test oral small-molecule revumenib for safety and efficacy. But shares of the firm (NASDAQ:SNDX) closed Nov. 12 at $16.21, down $5.57, or 26%, after the Augment-101 numbers were disclosed.
With another failure of E-selectin antagonist uproleselan on the books, Glycomimetics Inc. signed an acquisition agreement with privately held, solid tumor-focused Crescent Biopharma Inc., and a syndicate of investors has put up $200 million to make the merger possible. The combined firm will operate under Crescent’s name after the deal closes in the second quarter of 2025, subject to shareholders’ go-ahead.
FMS‐like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) is a type III receptor tyrosine kinase validated as a therapeutic target for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and regarded as an indicator of poor prognosis. Unfortunately, current FLT3 inhibitors, such as midostaurin, quizartinib or gilteritinib, often lead to myelosuppression or cardiovascular toxicity.
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