{"title":"Amylin takes another shot at the obesity prize","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/d41573-025-00088-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/d41573-025-00088-w","url":null,"abstract":"Drug developers are re-advancing amylin analogues for obesity, two decades since the FDA approved the first of these hormone mimetics for diabetes.","PeriodicalId":18847,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Drug Discovery","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144097143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is the FDA’s plan to phase out animal toxicity testing realistic?","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/d41573-025-00087-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/d41573-025-00087-x","url":null,"abstract":"Lorna Ewart, Chief Scientific Officer at Emulate, discusses the new opportunities and remaining challenges facing organs on chips.","PeriodicalId":18847,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Drug Discovery","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143979485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Targeting neutrophils for cancer therapy","authors":"Jeff W. Kwak, A. McGarry Houghton","doi":"10.1038/s41573-025-01210-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41573-025-01210-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Neutrophils are among the most abundant immune cell types in the tumour microenvironment and have been associated with poor outcomes across multiple cancer types. Yet despite mounting evidence of their role in tumour progression, therapeutic strategies targeting neutrophils have only recently gained attention and remain limited in scope. This is probably due to the increasing number of distinct neutrophil subtypes identified in cancer and the limited understanding of the mechanisms by which these subsets influence tumour progression and immune evasion. In this Review, we discuss the spectrum of neutrophil subtypes — including those with antitumour activity — and their potential to polarize towards tumour-suppressive phenotypes. We explore the molecular pathways and effector functions by which neutrophils modulate cancer progression, with an emphasis on identifying tractable therapeutic targets. Finally, we examine emerging clinical trials aimed at modulating neutrophil lineages and consider their implications for patient outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":18847,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Drug Discovery","volume":"53 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144066171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FDA approves a rare novel–novel oncology combination that pairs a first-in-class FAK inhibitor with a MEK–RAF glue inhibitor","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/d41573-025-00086-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/d41573-025-00086-y","url":null,"abstract":"Discover the world’s best science and medicine | Nature.com","PeriodicalId":18847,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Drug Discovery","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143939745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The race to reset autoimmune diseases","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/d41573-025-00085-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/d41573-025-00085-z","url":null,"abstract":"Discover the world’s best science and medicine | Nature.com","PeriodicalId":18847,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Drug Discovery","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143933501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hinge modifier approach opens door to drugging HECT E3 ligases","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/d41573-025-00084-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/d41573-025-00084-0","url":null,"abstract":"Discover the world’s best science and medicine | Nature.com","PeriodicalId":18847,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Drug Discovery","volume":"289 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143927155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A liver-directed route to reverse allergies","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/d41573-025-00083-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/d41573-025-00083-1","url":null,"abstract":"Discover the world’s best science and medicine | Nature.com","PeriodicalId":18847,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Drug Discovery","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143920057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FDA approves cell-sheet-based gene therapy for severe skin disease","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/d41573-025-00082-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/d41573-025-00082-2","url":null,"abstract":"Discover the world’s best science and medicine | Nature.com","PeriodicalId":18847,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Drug Discovery","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143915778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FDA approves J&J’s FcRN blocker for generalized myasthenia gravis","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/d41573-025-00081-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/d41573-025-00081-3","url":null,"abstract":"Discover the world’s best science and medicine | Nature.com","PeriodicalId":18847,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Drug Discovery","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143915779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lasso peptide targets drug-resistant bacteria","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/d41573-025-00075-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/d41573-025-00075-1","url":null,"abstract":"Discover the world’s best science and medicine | Nature.com","PeriodicalId":18847,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Drug Discovery","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143897675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}