GSK plc is the latest pharma giant to bite the “magic bullet” of antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) drugs, promising to pay the Chinese immunotherapy developer Hansoh Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. $85 million up front and over $1.4 billion in milestone payments in a licensing deal for HS-20089.
NaPi2b is a sodium-dependent phosphate transporter that is mainly responsible for phosphate homeostasis in humans. Overexpression of NaPi2b has been associated with several types of cancers such as lung, ovarian, thyroid or breast carcinomas and thus is considered a therapeutic target to exploit in these conditions.
Ideaya Biosciences Inc. has described piperazine substituted indazole compounds acting as poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase (PARG) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Kyoto University has disclosed compounds and their nanoparticles acting as radiosensitizers for radiotherapy reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
AOA Dx Inc. closed an oversubscribed $17 million seed round to expand the clinical trial for its ovarian cancer diagnostic test, build out new lab facilities and explore applications of its Glycolocate platform in other cancers. The platform uses tumor marker gangliosides to enable early cancer. A recent study demonstrated that the test had more than 90% sensitivity and specificity for ovarian cancer detection across all stages.
Shanghai Ringene Biopharma Co. Ltd. has synthesized CDK7/cyclin H inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, hemolytic anemia, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, systemic lupus erythematosus, sepsis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and ulcerative colitis, among others.
Shanghai Yingli Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has described poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase (PARG) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Starpharma Holdings Ltd.'s nanoscale drug delivery technology shows enhanced safety and durable responses in phase II trials compared to standard of care therapies in patients with advanced colorectal and ovarian cancer.
