There were 61 drugs with significant differences in IC50 between the high and low risk groups, such as BI.2536 and PD-173074...We identified three prognostic genes associated with efferocytosis in HCC and integrated them into a risk prognostic model. These genes not only serve as signatures for predicting HCC prognosis but also offer insights into the treatment of HCC.

P1, N=260, Recruiting, SillaJen, Inc. | Trial completion date: Mar 2026 --> Dec 2026 | Trial primary completion date: Jul 2025 --> Dec 2026

Our predictive model offers a novel perspective on the stemness landscape of TNBC. These core genes play key roles in maintaining stemness and also serve as potential molecular targets for personalized therapies aimed at TNBC stem-like cells.

Through bioinformatics analysis, it was discovered that DLX5 exerts an oncogenic role in HPSCC through co-amplification with TP63 and activation of the MAPK signaling pathway, with functional assays further confirming its promotion of malignant phenotypes. High expression of DLX5 correlates positively with immunosuppressive cells, such as M2 macrophages, and negatively with antitumor CD8+ T cells, indicating an association with an immunosuppressive microenvironment. These findings highlight DLX5 as a key determinant of poor prognosis in HPSCC.

Targeting the ATM/PLK1/GPI axis through combinational treatment with rigosertib may therefore represent a therapeutic strategy. Moreover, PLK1 expression and GPI pT215 levels may serve as potential candidate markers for GBM. Collectively, activation of the ATM/PLK1/GPI axis plays a critical role in regulating PPP flux and TMZ resistance in GSCs.

BI-2536 in combination with β-glucan exhibits synergistic anticancer effects in vitro, suggesting a promising strategy for treating colon and gastric cancers.

P1/2, N=50, Active, not recruiting, Antonio Giordano, MD | Trial primary completion date: Feb 2026 --> Dec 2026

PKD2 plays a crucial role in human neutrophil survival. Minimizing PKD2 inhibition during small-molecule drug design could be essential to reduce the risk of neutropenia in patients under anti-cancer treatment.

By synergizing genetic epidemiology with network pharmacology, this study delineates shared genetic architecture among thyroid disorders and nominates seven high-confidence targets with therapeutic potential. The integrative framework advances precision medicine by bridging causal plasma protein identification, mechanistic pathway mapping, and drug repurposing, offering a blueprint for multi-omics-driven drug discovery in endocrine pathologies.

The pharmacokinetics study strengthened our results that the identified drugs can be used as a therapeutic for PDAC as they obey Lipinski's rule. In conclusion, identified genes can act as prognostic markers, and drugs could be used as potential therapeutics for PDAC.

Experimental validation in A549 cells demonstrated that pharmacological inhibition of PLK1 (via GSK461364) effectively suppressed cell proliferation, induced G2/M phase arrest, promoted apoptosis, and led to the accumulation of Cyclin B1 and CDK1 proteins. PLK1 overexpression signifies aggressive disease and poor prognosis in LUAD, mechanistically linked to cell cycle dysregulation and an immunosuppressive microenvironment. Our findings nominate PLK1 as a promising therapeutic target and biomarker, warranting further investigation into PLK1-directed therapies.

These research findings established silymarin as a potential alternative drug targeting PLK1, which is highly expressed in HER2-positive breast cancer, and modulates the oncogenic processes not just in breast cancer, but also in other cancers.