• Apeptico GmbH, of Vienna, Austria, said AP301, an orally inhaled peptide for edematous respiratory failure, was well tolerated in a Phase I trial. A Phase IIa trial with an aerosol formulation is slated to begin next year.• DelMar Pharmaceuticals Ltd., of Vancouver, British Columbia, initiated an open-label Phase I/II trial of VAL-083 for refractory glioblastoma multiforme. VAL-083 is a bi- functional alkylating agent approved in China for chronic myelogenous leukemia and solid tumors.