When Potency Is Not Enough: Aligning Modality, Exposure, and Biology

Recent patent disclosures illustrate how modern medicinal chemistry advances by aligning biological insight with chemical modality, formulation rigor, and molecular measurement. Targeted protein degradation to overcome resistance, solid-state engineering to ensure sustained pathway suppression, and single-cell genomic profiling to resolve metastatic biology together demonstrate how therapeutic impact emerges when perturbation, delivery, and biological observability are coherently integrated.

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ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
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2026-02-23
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.6c00080
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Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
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When Potency Is Not Enough: Aligning Modality, Exposure, and Biology

Anna C. Renner, Robert B. Kargbo
ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
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When Potency Is Not Enough: Aligning Modality, Exposure, and Biology

Anna C. Renner, Robert B. Kargbo
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Abstract

Recent patent disclosures illustrate how modern medicinal chemistry advances by aligning biological insight with chemical modality, formulation rigor, and molecular measurement. Targeted protein degradation to overcome resistance, solid-state engineering to ensure sustained pathway suppression, and single-cell genomic profiling to resolve metastatic biology together demonstrate how therapeutic impact emerges when perturbation, delivery, and biological observability are coherently integrated.

ACS Medicinal Chemistry LettersVol. 17(3)
Dakota State University (US), North Dakota State University (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 45%
Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
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