Drug Discovery

PARP1 structure and function

Beyond PARP1 Single-Target Inhibitors–Combined Therapy Reveals More Possibilities

In late 2014, the PARP inhibitor Olaparib was approved to treat ovarian cancer with BRCA mutations. Since then, research in the field of PARP has received extensive attention, especially in […]

Covalent and Non-Covalent BTK Inhibitors: Development and Applications

What Is the Potential of BTK Inhibitors?

B Cell Receptor (BCR) signaling pathway overview BCR is a transmembrane protein complex that controls B cell maturation, survival, apoptosis, and the production of plasma cell antibodies starting from the […]

Small Molecule Drugs for Cancer Immunotherapy

Progress and Promise: Small Molecule Drugs for Cancer Immunotherapy

Overview of cancer immunotherapy The most widely studied cancer immunotherapies are PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitors and chimeric antigen receptor-T cell (CAR-T) therapy. With the expanded clinical applications, some defects of […]

Nucleoside Monomers

Breaking the Barrier: Chemical Modification of Nucleoside Monomers

Small nucleic acid-based drugs, namely oligonucleotide drugs, are short-chain nucleic acids consisting of dozens of nucleotides in series. At present, most oligonucleotide drugs are obtained through solid-phase chemical synthesis by […]

10 Small Molecule Drugs Approved for COVID-19

A Glance at 10 Small Molecule Drugs Approved for COVID-19

COVID-19 is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). SARS-CoV-2 is a betacoronavirus and possesses a positive-sense single-stranded RNA genome that contains 14 open reading frames (ORFs). Two […]

Cancer

Immune Checkpoint Target: TIGIT

TIGIT is considered to be one of the most promising and potential targets, and a variety of evidence supports that TIGIT plays a key role in limiting the adaptive and […]

Fluorescent Labels

Introduction to Fluorescent Labels: Cyanine Dyes Cy7, Cy5, Cy5.5, and Cy3

BOC Sciences provides varieties of fluorescent-labeled products and services to assist research in related fields.

FDA Approved ALK Inhibitors for ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

FDA Approved ALK Inhibitors for ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is a major type of cancer in the world, with the highest morbidity and mortality among all malignant tumors. ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (ALK+ NSCLC) is a […]

bacteria

Some Facts About HER2-Targeted Drugs

Drugs targeting HER2 have shown excellent clinical efficacy over the 20 years, achieving one milestone after another in the field of cancer therapeutics. This article mainly introduces the development history […]

Cancer

Discovery of BLU-945 Brings Hope to EGFR-Positive NSCLC Patients

Mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) kinase domain are the oncogenic drivers of this adenocarcinoma. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), developed over the last two decades, targeting EGFR mutations, […]