SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NRIX), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing targeted protein modulation drugs designed to treat patients with cancer and inflammatory diseases, today announced that preclinical data will be presented from NX-5948, Nurix’s proprietary BTK degrader currently in Phase 1b development for B-cell malignancies and in IND enabling studies for autoimmune disease, and GS-6791/NX-0479, an IRAK4 degrader discovered in collaboration with Gilead Sciences and also in IND-enabling studies, in two posters at ACR Convergence 2024, the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), being held November 14–19, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Poster Presentation Details:

Title: NX-5948, a Clinical-Stage BTK Degrader, Achieves Deep Suppression of BCR, TLR, and FcR Signaling in Immune Cells and Demonstrates Efficacy in Preclinical Models of Arthritis and Other Inflammatory Diseases
Presenting author: Mark Noviski, Ph.D. (Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.)
Session: B Cell Biology & Targets in Autoimmune & Inflammatory Disease
Session date and time: Saturday, November 16, 2024, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Abstract ID: 1857761

Title: IRAK4 Degrader GS-6791 Inhibits TLR and IL-1R-Driven Inflammatory Signaling, and Ameliorates Disease in a Preclinical Arthritis Model
Presenting authors: Grace Teng, Ph.D. (Gilead Sciences, Inc.)
Session: Innate Immunity
Session date and time: Sunday, November 17, 2024, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Abstract ID: 1861825

Abstracts are available online at: acrabstracts.org

About NX-5948: NX-5948 is an investigational, orally bioavailable degrader of BTK that is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1a/b clinical trial in adults with relapsed or refractory B-cell malignancies. Additional information on the Phase 1a/b clinical trial can be accessed at www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT05131022).

About GS-6791 (previously NX-0479): GS-6791 is a potent, selective, oral IRAK4 degrader. Degradation of IRAK4 by GS-6791 has potential applications in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases. Nurix’s collaborator, Gilead Sciences, is responsible for conducting IND-enabling studies and advancing this program to clinical development.

About Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.

Nurix Therapeutics is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative small molecules and antibody therapies based on the modulation of cellular protein levels as a novel treatment approach for cancer, inflammatory conditions, and other challenging diseases. Leveraging extensive expertise in E3 ligases together with proprietary DNA-encoded libraries, Nurix has built DELigase, an integrated discovery platform, to identify and advance novel drug candidates targeting E3 ligases, a broad class of enzymes that can modulate proteins within the cell. Nurix’s drug discovery approach is to either harness or inhibit the natural function of E3 ligases within the ubiquitin-proteasome system to selectively decrease or increase cellular protein levels. Nurix’s wholly owned, clinical stage pipeline includes targeted protein degraders of Bruton’s tyrosine kinase, a B-cell signaling protein, and inhibitors of Casitas B-lineage lymphoma proto-oncogene B, an E3 ligase that regulates activation of multiple immune cell types including T cell and NK cells. Nurix is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For additional information visit https://www.nurixtx.com.