Owlstone Medical Ltd. recently secured $27 million in the first close of its series E financing round for clinical trials and product commercialization based on its Breath Biopsy platform technology. The fundraise was led by Ventura Capital, joined by Aviva Ventures, Horizons Ventures and other existing investors.
The University of Michigan has synthesized proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) comprising a von Hippel-Lindau disease tumor suppressor (VHL)-binding moiety coupled to a signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3)-targeting moiety via a linker.
Researchers from Oxford Biomedica (UK) Ltd. have published findings from their work aiming to identify antigens that could represent novel targets for CAR T-cell therapies against acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Colorectal cancer remains the third most common malignancy worldwide, with advanced stages presenting significant challenges for treatment. A recently published study highlights the potential of combining the antiangiogenic peptide TB-01 (PEP-06), a drug in phase II studies in China, with the approved cytotoxic drug trifluridine/tipiracil (TAS-102) as a treatment for colorectal cancer.
Cancer immunotherapy has represented a significant advancement in cancer treatment; however, many patients experience relapse or develop resistance to this treatment. Bispecific antibodies that selectively engage T-cell costimulatory molecules have emerged as a novel therapeutic strategy to overcome the limitations of immunotherapy.
Son of sevenless homolog 1 (SOS1) is an essential guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) in KRAS-driven tumors, and it also functions as a downstream node protein of BCR-ABL, suggesting its critical role in the pathogenesis of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Investigators at Shanghaitech University have reported the discovery and preclinical characterization of a novel potent SOS1 proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) – SIAIS-562055 – being developed as an anticancer agent.
Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has synthesized kinesin-like protein KIF18A inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
City of Hope conducted RNAseq analysis of patient samples with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), which revealed that among the m6A machinery genes, YTHDF2, which encodes YTH N6-methyladenosine RNA binding protein F2, was the most significantly overexpressed gene.
Researchers from the National Health Research Institutes of Taiwan described the efficacy of BPR1J481, a multitarget tyrosine kinase inhibitor in PDX-derived colorectal cancer cells, which retain the original PDX tumor characteristics.
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