Kinoteck Therapeutics Co. Ltd. have prepared and tested new ribosomal protein S6 kinase alpha-3 (RSK-2; MAPKAPK-1b) inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.
Biocells (Beijing) Biotech Co. Ltd. has patented isoquinolinone derivatives acting aquaporin-4 (AQP4) inhibitors and thus reported to be useful for the treatment of hypervolemia (fluid overload) and cerebral ischemia.
Work at Zhuhai Yufan Biotechnologies Co. Ltd. has led to the development of proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety coupled to eukaryotic peptide chain release factor GTP-binding subunit ERF3A (GSPT1)-targeting moiety.
Janssen R&D (Ireland) has identified compounds acting as viral fusion inhibitors and reported to be useful for the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections.
Researchers from Epics Therapeutics SA presented preclinical data for EP-102, a novel small-molecule inhibitor of N6-adenosine-methyltransferase catalytic subunit (METTL3), being developed for the treatment of cancer.
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) therapies targeted against CD19 have been widely used for the treatment of B-cell malignancies. However, the down-regulation of CD19 can lead to relapse, and autologous CAR T therapies have limitations that need to be addressed.
Researchers from Hibercell Inc. recently presented preclinical data for HC-7366, a first-in-class direct activator of GCN2 (general control nonderepressible 2) currently in phase I development for the treatment of solid tumors (NCT05121948).