Scientists at Foshan Ionova Biotherapeutics Co. Ltd., Guangdong Touchstone Translational Research Institute Co. Ltd. and Shenzhen Ionova Life Science Co. Ltd. have described tricyclic compounds acting as cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors, particularly CDK1/cyclin B and/or CDK2/cyclin E1 and/or CDK4/cyclin D3 and/or CDK6/cyclin D3 inhibitors, reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Virginia Commonwealth University has identified cholestenoic acid derivatives reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, sepsis, atherosclerosis and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD; metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease [MASLD]).
Insilico Medicine Hong Kong Ltd. has synthesized ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase family member 1 (ENPP1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and viral infection.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc. has disclosed covalent inhibitors of serine/threonine-protein kinase A-Raf (ARAF) reported to be useful for the treatment of carcinoma and melanoma.
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and affiliated organizations discovered a new ubiquitin-specific protease 7 (USP7) inhibitor, YCH-2823, being developed as a potential anticancer agent.
Peptidream Inc. has reported that an early-phase clinical trial for 64Cu-PD-32766, a 64Cu-labeled radiopharmaceutical targeting carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX), for patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma has been approved by the clinical review board of the National Cancer Center Hospital East in Japan.
Researchers from Haisco Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. presented the discovery and preclinical characterization of a brain-penetrating BRAF paradox breaker, HSK-42360, being developed for the treatment of BRAF-driven cancers. HSK-42360 proved to be a potent BRAF V600E inhibitor (IC50=5 nM) with selectivity over wild-type BRAF.
Revopsis Therapeutics Inc. has closed its first seed funding round, raising $16.5 million that will fund the completion of ongoing IND-enabling studies with its lead candidate, RO-104, for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). Developed using the company’s proprietary Rev-Mod platform, RO-104 is a potentially first-in-class fully human modular trispecific biologic.