Medshine Discovery Inc. has synthesized amino-substituted heteroaryl derivatives acting as protein arginine N-methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
As gene therapies gain unprecedented traction into 2024, preclinical-stage South Korean biotech Genecraft Inc. said it raised ₩10 billion (US$7.48 million) in a series A financing to further R&D for its therapy against lung cancer.
Dxcover Ltd. initiated three pivotal trials to measure the efficacy of its liquid biopsy platform for early detection of brain, colorectal and lung cancers. The company hopes the trials will provide the evidence needed to gain regulatory approval and begin commercial operations of its diagnostic technology in Europe and the U.S.
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. has announced FDA approval of an IND application for JMT-106, a bispecific fusion protein drug, for glypican-3 (GPC3)-positive solid tumors.
C4 Therapeutics Inc. has divulged proteolysis targeting chimeric (PROTAC) compounds comprising a protein cereblon (CRBN) binding moiety covalently bound to a probable global transcription activator SNF2L2 (SMARCA2; BAF190B; SNF2-α)-targeting moiety through a linker.
Veracyte Inc. revealed plans to buy C2i Genomics Inc. at the J.P. Morgan Health Care Conference in San Francisco on Jan. 8, a move that will significantly expand its portfolio of cancer diagnostic and monitoring assays. The terms include $70 million in Veracyte shares to be paid at closing plus an addition $25 million payable in cash or Veracyte shares over the next two years if C2i achieves certain performance milestones.
It is largely known that the expression of programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1) contributes to immune evasion by cancer cells, thus avoiding the cytotoxic effect exerted by T cells. Therefore, it is important to understand the mechanisms regulating PD-L1 levels.
Quanta Therapeutics Inc. has announced progression of its pipeline of KRAS-directed drug candidates, with the receipt of IND approval from the FDA for QTX-3034.
