Cyclin-dependent kinase 7 (CDK7) regulates both cell cycle and global transcription and is a validated therapeutic target in cancer. Researchers from Shanghai Hengrui Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. reported on the discovery and preclinical evaluation of SHR-5428, a noncovalent CDK7 inhibitor.
U3-1402/patritumab-GGFG-DXd is the first HER3-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) showing clinical efficacy in non-small-cell lung cancer. However, an elevated proportion of patients with this cancer express low levels of HER3 and are nonresponsive to this ADC. In addition, novel ADCs are needed to treat other cancer types, including colorectal cancer.
The contribution of the soluble form of urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) as a risk factor for chronic kidney diseases (CKD) is well known. Researchers from Rush University Medical Center, Harvard Medical School and collaborators have now identified D2D3, a suPAR fragment, as responsible for causing double injury, both to the kidney and pancreas, thus resulting in glomerular disease and insulin-dependent diabetes.
Japan Tobacco Inc. has divulged indazole compounds acting as hematopoietic prostaglandin D synthase (HPGDS) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, peripheral arterial disease, allergic rhinitis, sarcopenia and allergic asthma.
Celros Biotech Co. Ltd. has identified hydantoin derivatives acting as cytochrome b-245 heavy chain (CYBB; NOX2) and NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4) inhibitors with blood-brain barrier permeability and metabolic stability reported to be useful for the treatment of atherosclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, cirrhosis, diabetes, cancer, glomerulonephritis, psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis, among others.
Satyarx Pharma Innovations Pvt Ltd. has disclosed novel bicyclic compounds acting as DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog 1 inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Biohaven Therapeutics Ltd. has described potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily KQT member 2/3 (KCNQ2/3) activators reported to be useful for the treatment of epilepsy, pain, dyskinesia, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, stroke, Rett syndrome, substance abuse and dependence, among others.
Peptidream Inc. has entered into a new multitarget collaboration and license agreement with Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, focused on the discovery and development of novel macrocyclic peptide-radioisotope drug conjugates.
Spybiotech Ltd. has filed a clinical trial application (CTA) with the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to evaluate SPYVLP-01, a vaccine targeting human cytomegalovirus (CMV) using its hepatitis B virus-like-particle platform technology.
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