Prelude Therapeutics Inc. has described proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising a cereblon (CRBN) E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety covalently linked to a probable global transcription activator SNF2L2 (SMARCA2; BAF190B; SNF2-α) or transcription activator BRG1 (SMARCA4; BAF190A; SNF2-β) targeting moiety through a linker. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Altay Therapeutics Inc. has divulged signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune disease, diabetes, inflammatory disorders, muscular dystrophy, neurodegeneration and thyroid disorders.
Transition Bio Ltd. has disclosed YTH domain-containing protein 1 (YTHDC1; YT521-B) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Despite the variety of treatments available for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), their therapeutic efficacy remains limited, and the 5-year survival rate is still below 30%. Epigenetic changes, including DNA methylation and histone modification, appear to play a role in AML development and progression, emerging as promising targets.
Head and neck cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide, and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) accounts for about 2% of all cancers and 1.9% of cancer-related deaths globally. OSCC is characterized by local invasiveness and lymph node metastatic ability, making it a very malignant cancer.
Glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive malignant brain tumor in adults. Although microtubule-targeting agents (MTAs) are among the most widely used first-line therapies in cancer, their efficacy in glioblastoma is limited by poor penetration of the blood–brain barrier.
The use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in the treatment of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has not produced the same durable clinical benefits observed with next-generation targeted therapies in ALK- and ROS1-rearranged NSCLC. Given the molecular heterogeneity of EGFR-mutant NSCLC, which includes over 100 distinct mutations, there is a continued need for more effective and mutation-specific therapeutic strategies.
Nanjing Synnocare Pharmaceutical Technology Co. Ltd. has described poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase (PARG) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Galapagos NV has divulged probable global transcription activator SNF2L2 (SMARCA2; BAF190B; SNF2-α) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
The mitochondria play a crucial multifunctional role in the progression of malignant tumors. Therefore, researchers are working to understand the link between mitochondrial DNA mutations and abnormalities in mitochondrial-associated proteins and cancer development and progression.