Innovent Biologics Inc. unveiled for the first time safety and efficacy data of IBI-354, an HER2 monoclonal antibody-camptothecin derivative conjugate that shows promising efficacy signals across a range of advanced solid tumors, during the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2024 Congress. An HER2-targeted antibody-drug conjugate developed using Innovent's topoisomerase inhibitor NT3 platform, IBI-354 combines a hydrophilic linker design with a hydrophobic payload to enhance the bystander effect, targeting adjacent antigen-low or negative tumor cells.
Researchers at Anadolu University and Bilecik Seyh Edebali University have described quinazolinone derivative compounds acting as EGFR (HER1; erbB1) inhibitors and apoptosis inducers reported to be useful for the treatment of lung cancer.
Signet Therapeutics Co. Ltd. has divulged α, β-unsaturated amide compounds acting as transcriptional enhancer factor (TEAD) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Scientists at Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc., Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry and the University of Michigan have identified proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety covalently bound to a cyclin-dependent kinase 12 (CDK12) and 13 (CDK13) targeting moiety through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Researchers from Imperial College London presented data from a study that aimed to assess the role of miR-1271-5p in prostate cancer (PCa) progression.
Rakovina Therapeutics Inc. and Variational AI Inc. have entered into a research collaboration to identify and develop novel small-molecule therapies against DNA damage response (DDR) targets for the treatment of cancer.
Researchers from Circle Pharma Inc. have presented preclinical data for CID-078, a novel orally bioavailable cyclin A/B Rxl macrocycle being developed for the treatment of patients with lung cancer. CID-078 was developed as a macrocycle that binds to the hydrophobic patch of cyclins A and B and blocks RxL-dependent interactions of proteins, such as that of E2F1 with cyclin A-CDK2 and Myt1 with cyclin B-CDK1.
Scattered investor qualms about Nuvalent Inc.’s largely upbeat data during the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) meeting in Barcelona didn’t stop the firm from pricing an upsized $500 million public offering. The Cambridge, Mass.-based firm is selling 5 million shares of class A common stock at $100 each. The offering is expected to close on Sept. 18, with underwriters holding a 30-day option to purchase up to 750,000 more shares.
Immvira Group Co.’s oncolytic herpes simplex virus product, MVR-T3011, showed early efficacy via intravesical administration in patients with high-risk BCG-failure non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.