Aurigene Oncology Ltd. has divulged compounds acting as dual antagonists of adenosine receptor A2A (ADORA2A) and programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (CD274; PD-L1) reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Nodus Oncology Ltd. presented the discovery of NODX-010, a potent poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase (PARG) inhibitor being developed for the potential treatment of cancer, including tumors resistant to PARP inhibitors.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has synthesized a next-generation prostate-specific member antigen (PSMA)-targeting small molecule, ART-101, for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer.
More than 95% of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and 20%-30% of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients express the fusion protein BCR-ABL1. The first-generation ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) Gleevec (imatinib) has significantly enhanced the prognosis of CML patients.
In a pipeline shakeup, Tango Therapeutics Inc. has halted enrollment in a phase I/II study in order to push two other brain cancer drugs into development. TNG-908 had success in treating non-CNS solid tumors such as non-small-cell lung cancer and pancreatic cancer but missed the minimum pharmacokinetic exposure in clinical efficacy for treating glioblastoma.
The FDA has lifted a clinical hold on Carsgen Therapeutics Holdings Ltd.’s. CAR T products after issuing the company a warning letter following a December 2023 FDA inspection that found the company violated good manufacturing practices at its Research Triangle Park facility in Durham, N.C.