Beigene Ltd. and Ensem Therapeutics Inc. have announced an agreement for Beigene to acquire an exclusive global license to an IND application-ready oral cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) inhibitor.
Pathogenic variants in the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene are linked to increased risk for Parkinson’s disease (PD), with G2019S being the principal variant. In the current study, researchers from Escape Bio Inc. presented the discovery and preclinical characterization of novel inhibitors of G2019S mutant-LRRK2 as potential therapeutic candidates for the treatment of PD.
Medicovestor Inc. has successfully completed an oversubscribed seed financing round with the aim of advancing its antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) platforms and drug candidates.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disorder that leads to progressive muscle weakness and loss of muscle control due to affectation of the motor neurons. Increasing evidence points to defects in the nuclear envelope, which leads to disease progression.
Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has described sodium channel protein type 10 subunit α (SCN10A; Nav1.8) blockers reported to be useful for the treatment of pain.
Arigenx Therapeutics Co. Ltd. has divulged substituted pyrimidine hydrazide compounds acting as aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. and Kyoto Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. have identified Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1)/Nrf2 interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of acute lung injury, chronic kidney disease, autism, Alzheimer's disease, dry eye, heart failure, psoriasis and Sjögren's syndrome, among others.
Erasca Inc. has synthesized tricyclic pyridones and pyrimidones acting as GTPase KRAS (G12C mutant) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Astrazeneca AB has disclosed bicyclic heteroaromatic compounds acting as transcriptional enhancer factor (TEAD) and TEAD-4 inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Researchers from Ipsen Ltd. and affiliated organizations presented the discovery and preclinical characterization of a novel NTCP inhibitor, A-7387, being developed for the treatment of HBV and HDV infections.