Researchers from Springworks Therapeutics Inc. and affiliated organizations presented the discovery and preclinical characterization of a novel covalent and irreversible YAP/TAZ-TEAD inhibitor, SWTX-143, being developed for the treatment of mesothelioma.
Ratio Therapeutics Inc. has closed a $50 million series B financing to expand application of its proprietary technology platforms, Trillium and Macropa, to develop novel best-in-class radiopharmaceuticals.
Cantharidin, a natural product coming from blister beetles, has anti-proliferative activity in several cancer cell lines such as leukemia, myeloma or colon cancer cells.
Dxcover Ltd. initiated three pivotal trials to measure the efficacy of its liquid biopsy platform for early detection of brain, colorectal and lung cancers. The company hopes the trials will provide the evidence needed to gain regulatory approval and begin commercial operations of its diagnostic technology in Europe and the U.S.
Chulalongkorn University has divulged programmed cell death 1 (PDCD1; PD-1; CD279)/PD-1 ligand 1 (PD-L1; CD274) modulators reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center has identified IL-1 receptor-associated kinase (IRAK) and/or FLT3 (FLK2/STK1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune disease and inflammatory disorders.
Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has synthesized molecular glue compounds targeting protein cereblon (CRBN) acting as CRBN/target protein interaction inducers reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Researchers at University of Arizona and University of Dundee have disclosed dual-specificity tyrosine-(Y)-phosphorylation regulated kinase 1A (DYRK1A) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, diabetes, osteoarthritis, Down syndrome, inflammatory disorder, autoimmune and Alzheimer’s disease.