La IA identifica un fármaco contra el cáncer de mama eficaz para múltiples virus

Un fármaco para el cáncer de mama reutilizado, llamado MDL-001, ha mostrado resultados prometedores en estudios de laboratorio y con animales frente a diversos virus, incluyendo la gripe, el covid-19, el VSR y el norovirus. Desarrollada por la empresa californiana Model Medicines mediante IA, la pastilla actúa sobre un dominio enzimático conservado en los virus. Está previsto realizar un ensayo clínico a principios del próximo año.

Model Medicines, una empresa con sede en California, ha reutilizado un fármaco para el cáncer de mama que había sido abandonado, conocido como ERA-923 y ahora rebautizado como MDL-001, para combatir múltiples virus. El cofundador Daniel Haders afirmó: "Hasta donde sabemos, este es el primer fármaco que ha demostrado actividad en todas estas familias virales". La plataforma de IA identificó el potencial del medicamento para unirse al dominio Thumb-1 de la ARN polimerasa dependiente de ARN, un sitio conservado en los virus que facilita su replicación. Haders explicó: "Queríamos encontrar un punto de estrangulamiento biológico, un lugar donde un solo fármaco contra una única diana pudiera resolver docenas de enfermedades".

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