Researchers from Bristol Myers Squibb Co. recently discussed the discovery and preclinical characterization of a series of Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) agonists with potential as anticancer drug candidates.
Molecular glue degraders are compounds intended to prompt the degradation of E3 ubiquitin ligases by engaging and modifying their surface. Molecular glue-induced protein degradation is considered an emerging strategy in drug discovery.
Uniqure NV has received FDA clearance of its IND application for AMT-260, the company’s gene therapy candidate that represents a potential one-time administered approach to treating refractory mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE).
Beactica Therapeutics AB has selected BEA-17 as a preclinical candidate from its lysine demethylase 1 (LSD1) program targeting aggressive brain tumors and other cancers, and IND-enabling toxicology studies will now be initiated.
Researchers from Ashvattha Therapeutics LLC recently reported on ASH-41020, a new dendranib compound acting as a CSF-1R inhibitor with anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects.
Investigators at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have discovered a method of switching cancerous rhabdomyosarcoma cells back into normal muscle cells that could lead to the development of a treatment for this rare aggressive childhood cancer.
Researchers from Florida International University and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have divulged fused diazepines acting as relaxin receptor 2 (RXFP2; LGR8) agonists.