Lynk Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has received IND clearance from the FDA for LNK-01006, an allosteric TYK2 inhibitor with potential to treat neurodegenerative diseases.
Vectory Therapeutics BV has obtained IND clearance from the FDA for a phase I/II trial (PIONEER-ALS) of VTX-002, a first-in-class vectorized antibody targeting TDP-43 pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). VTX-002 delivers an engineered antibody designed to selectively target toxic species of TDP-43.
Latus Bio Inc. has reported IND clearance by the FDA for LTS-101, a gene therapy candidate to treat the CNS manifestations of late-infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2 (CLN2) disease. The FDA has also granted orphan drug, rare pediatric disease and fast track designations to LTS-101.
Ideaya Biosciences Inc. has received IND clearance from the FDA for the initiation of a phase I trial to evaluate IDE-034, a bispecific B7H3/PTK7 TOP1 antibody-drug conjugate.
Kedrion SpA’s investigational plasma-derived treatment for congenital aceruloplasminemia has been awarded European orphan drug designation by the EMA. The company is working to advance this treatment toward clinical development in Europe.
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. has gained clinical trial clearance from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for JMT-206 for weight management in individuals with obesity or overweight and at least one weight-related comorbidity.
Tangram Therapeutics plc has submitted a clinical trial application (CTA) to the U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to initiate a phase I/II trial of TGM-312 for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).
Gemma Biotherapeutics Inc.’s GB-221, a novel gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (SMA1), has received clinical trial clearance from ANVISA, Brazil’s health regulatory agency.
Peptidream Inc. has submitted IND applications to the FDA to initiate phase I studies of [225Ac]PD-32766, as a potential radiotherapeutic, and [64Cu]PD-32766, as the radiodiagnostic pair, for patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC).
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