One-third of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) present mutations in the FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) gene. Several first- and next-generation FLT3 inhibitors are currently being used in AML management, but there is a need for new options able to achieve complete and sustained FLT3 signaling suppression.
Many patients with cancer in advanced stages develop cachexia, a metabolic disorder characterized by systemic weight loss and muscle and adipose tissue wasting.
Amphista Therapeutics Ltd. has announced new datasets with its next-generation bifunctional protein degraders demonstrating in vivo efficacy and the ability to target and degrade proteins in the central nervous system (CNS).
Increased expression of B7-H3 has been previously reported in multiple solid tumors, including pancreatic cancer. In a recent article, researchers from the University of Tuebingen discussed the development of a novel Fc-optimized monoclonal antibody (MAb) targeting B7-H3, named B7-H3-SDIE, as a new immunotherapeutic treatment option for pancreatic cancer.
Medshine Discovery Inc. has synthesized amino-substituted heteroaryl derivatives acting as protein arginine N-methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
CDR-Life Inc. has announced FDA clearance of an IND application for CDR-404, its lead program in development as a precision immunotherapy for solid tumors.
NK Celltech Co. Ltd. has announced FDA clearance for a clinical trial of NK-010, a nongenetically modified allogeneic peripheral blood natural killer (NK) cell drug.
Strand Therapeutics Inc. has received IND clearance from the FDA to initiate a first-in-human phase I trial of STX-001 as a new approach for the treatment of solid tumors.
Simultaneous inhibition of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling pathway and histone deacetylase (HDAC) provides synergistic efficacy in the treatment of hematological malignancies.