Janssen Pharmaceutica NV and Johnson & Johnson (China) Investment Ltd. patents disclose new menin (MEN1)/MLL interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Gen1e Lifesciences Inc. has prepared new mitogen-activated protein kinase 14 (MAPK14; MAPK p38α) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, inflammatory disorders, autoimmune diseases, viral infections, acute respiratory distress syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cystic fibrosis.
Research at Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has led to the discovery of aryl- and heteroaryl-sulfonamide derivatives acting as C-C chemokine receptor type 8 (CCR8) antagonists.
CAR T-cell therapy that targets BCMA is an effective option for treating relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, but there is a lack of persistence due to the inability to develop a memory phenotype.
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. has obtained clearance from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to conduct clinical trials in China with the first mRNA-lipid nanoparticles (LNP)-based CAR T-cell injection, SYS-6020.
Defence Therapeutics Inc. has demonstrated that its second-generation ARM-X anticancer vaccine is therapeutically effective against pre-established ovarian cancer (ID8 model) when combined with an anti-PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor.
CDR-Life Inc. has expanded its pipeline of novel T-cell engagers (TCE) with the addition of CDR-813 and CDR-505. CDR-813 is a highly potent and selective TCE candidate targeting tumors expressing PRAME (preferentially expressed antigen in melanoma) in HLA-A*02:01 patients.
The annual Companies to Watch report, which was just released, looks closely at seven companies flying under the radar that are developing antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for treating cancer. Companies examined in the new report are Adcendo ApS, Araris Biotech AG, Go Therapeutics Inc., Heidelberg Pharma AG, Pheon Therapeutics Ltd., Tallac Therapeutics Inc. and Tubulis GmbH.
Following a day of deals that collectively bring a potential $3.75 billion into three biopharma companies – namely Ascidian Therapeutics Inc., Belharra Therapeutics Inc. and Mabcare Therapeutics – researchers will be busy discovering new therapies for neurological and immunological diseases, and advancing globally a candidate for solid tumors.