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Our work stands on multi-decade research from academic and industry groups united by a goal of eradicating cancer. We honor their discoveries as we unlock new ways to treat the world's deadliest tumors.

Representative publications that inspire us.

Our work is based on a multi-decade research from academic and industry groups. All of our insights are built on the tremendous dedication and unwavering commitment of individuals around the world working with one goal in mind – eradicate cancer once and for all.

Herein our aim is to acknowledge some of the works that inspire and guide us as we continue on our quest to unlock new ways to treat some of the deadliest cancers.

Our Work

Copper Transporter 1‑Mediated Deregulation of Copper 2 Homeostasis Impacts MYC and Oxidative Phosphorylation Pathways 3 and Increases the Sensitivity of Tumor Cells to Complex I Inhibitors (ACS Pharmacol. Transl. Sci., 2026)

Our findings highlight a significant functional relationship between CTR1 and NDUFS7, providing a foundation for the development of new cancer therapies.

Our Work

First-in-Class NADH/Ubiquinone Oxidoreductase Core Subunit S7 (NDUFS7) Antagonist for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer (ACS Pharmacol. Transl. Sci., 2023)

In the publication we present our work on a first-in-class small-molecule NDUFS7 antagonist that inhibits oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

Metabolic rewiring

OXPHOS reliance in PDAC hypoxia (Nature, 2019)

Demonstrated how PDAC tumors increase Complex I flux under treatment pressure, informing our biomarker strategy.

Resistance profiling

Mitochondrial escape signatures (Cancer Cell, 2020)

Sequencing work that highlighted mitochondrial dependencies in chemotherapy-escaped clones.

Combination science

Complex I + ROCK synergy (Science Translational Medicine, 2021)

Inspired our ongoing work pairing AGB374 with ROCK1/2 inhibitors to collapse tumor energetics.

Precision medicine

Metabolic biomarker stratification (Cell Reports, 2022)

Provided the blueprint for our patient-selection panels rooted in metabolic state.

our work

Discovery and Lead Optimization of Benzene-1,4-disulfonamides as 2 Oxidative Phosphorylation Inhibitors (J. Med. Chem., 2022)

Herein, we reported the discovery, optimization, and structure−activity relationship (SAR) study of a series of novel OXPHOS inhibitors.

our work

Multiparameter Optimization of Oxidative Phosphorylation Inhibitors for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer (J. Med. Chem., 2022)

Herein, we described our lead optimization campaign on a series of benzene-1,4-disulfonamides as novel OXPHOS complex I inhibitors.