May 28, 2026

Enhancing cancer immunotherapy with asthma drug

FOCUS on Drug Repurposing. Montelukast is a cysteinyl leukotriene receptor (CysLTR1) antagonist currently in use for asthma. In a paper just out in Nature Cancer, a […]
May 8, 2026

First PROTAC approved

FOCUS on PROTACs. On May 1st the first PROTAC, a heterobifunctional protein degrader and a new therapeutic modality, was approved by the FDA. Vepdegestrant (Arvinas’ Veppanu) […]
April 30, 2026

GSK-3β inhibitor for pancreatic cancer

FOCUS on Pancreatic Cancer. In a paper just out in Nature Medicine, the team at Actuate Therapeutics reported the results of their Phase II trial on […]
April 27, 2026

Focus Biomolecules $500 AACR Travel Grant Awardees

Focus Biomolecules is delighted to announce our 2026 AACR Travel Grant awardees, Shujah Rehman (grad student at The University of Kansas) and Nabamita Boruah (postdoc at […]
April 17, 2026

AMPK a target for Hepatocellular carcinoma

FOCUS on New Cancer Therapeutic Targets. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major cause of cancer-related mortality and is largely driven by metabolic disorders such as obesity […]
April 14, 2026

Visit Focus Biomolecules at AACR

Focus Biomolecules will be exhibiting at the annual meeting of American Association for Cancer Research in San Diego, April 19 – 22. Stop by our booth […]
March 12, 2026

Raf kinase drug success

FOCUS on a New Pharma Success Story. Day One Biopharmaceuticals is only 8 years old, yet in that short period of time it bought the rights […]
March 4, 2026

B-Raf inhibitor for colorectal cancer

FOCUS on new drug approvals. On February 24th the FDA granted approval to Encorafenib (Braftovi, Array Biopharma, a subsidiary of Pfizer) in combination with cetuximab and […]
February 27, 2026

AACR Travel Grants Available

Will you be attending the AACR (American Association for Cancer Research) Annual Meeting 2026 in San Diego this April? Focus Biomolecules will be awarding two travel […]