20 - 30 % of patients with acute myeloid leukemia have mutations of the FLT3 biomarker that make them eligible for several FLT3 -
targeted small molecule therapies currently in late stage clinical trials.
Not exact matches
Initial results were discouraging: attempts to simply replace the protein
therapies with
small -
molecule drugs that hit the same
targets largely failed, says Saeed Fatenejad, a rheumatologist at Pfizer who is responsible for clinical development of tasocitinib.
Basic research on cancer mechanisms has led to over 40
targeted cancer
therapies currently on the market, which take the form of monoclonal antibodies,
small molecule drugs, and immunotherapies.
The new method gives scientists more power not only to find new antibody - based
therapies, but also to discover the biological pathways through which they work — pathways that may turn out to be more easily and cheaply
targeted by
small -
molecule drugs.
However, some
small molecule drugs can cross this barrier and form the basis of
targeted therapies.
Ideally, an approach to
target CXCR4 would complement CCR5 - specific
therapy, but the broad expression pattern of CXCR4 has made systemic inhibition of this coreceptor by
small molecules problematic [10], [11].
This will fast - track new immune - modulating
therapies for cancer patients by discovering and developing
small molecule product candidates against immuno - oncology
targets.
Our research will contribute to a better mechanistic understanding of the microbes that live in our body, leading to the discovery of druggable
small molecules, new
targets for antibacterial
therapy and beneficial bacterial strains that can be employed for intervention
therapies.
The company's lead candidate, GLN - 1001, is a first - in - class, orally available oncolytic
small molecule, currently being developed as a potentially disease modifying
therapy for glioblastoma by
targeting specific vulnerabilities in tumor cells.
In melanoma, the MAPK and PI3K pathways are primary
targets for
therapy, but other pathways are also explored for inhibition by
small molecule compounds.
With the broad chemistry surrounding functionalized PEG used to create Hoechst derivatives, it may be possible to
target other
therapies such as cells,
small molecules, and even nanoparticles.
Focused on meeting this urgent unmet medical need, ALS TDI executes a robust
target discovery program, while simultaneously operating the world's largest efforts to preclinically validate potential therapeutics; including a pipeline of dozens of
small molecules, protein biologics, gene
therapies and cell - based constructs.
Our research will contribute to a better mechanistic understanding of the microbes that live in our gut, leading to the discovery of druggable
small molecules, new
targets for antibacterial
therapy and beneficial bacterial strains that can be employed for intervention
therapies.