Casi Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced the U.S. FDA has cleared its IND application for CID-103, a monoclonal antibody targeting CD-38 for the prevention of antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) of kidney allografts. The company plans to initiate a phase I study in adults with active and chronic active renal allograft AMR.
Hemispherian AS has received IND clearance for GLIX-1 for the treatment of glioblastoma from the U.S. FDA. GLIX-1 targets DNA repair mechanisms, specifically the enzyme TET2, selectively in tumor cells while sparing healthy tissues.
Purespring Therapeutics Ltd. has received the go-ahead for a phase I/II trial of its investigational gene therapy PS-002 from both the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the National Health Service Health Research Authority and Research Ethics Committee.
Mabwell (Shanghai) Bioscience Co. Ltd. announced that its Cadherin-17 (CDH17)-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), 7MW-4911, has received IND clearance to initiate clinical trials from both the U.S. FDA and China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA).
The U.S. FDA has cleared Actio Biosciences Inc.’s IND application and granted fast track designation to ABS-1230, an expected first-in-class, orally administered small-molecule KCNT1 inhibitor, for the treatment of KCNT1-related epilepsy.
Radiopharm Theranostics Ltd. announced that the U.S. FDA has cleared the IND application for betabart (RV-01), its Lu177-B7H3 monoclonal antibody designed with strong affinity for the 4Ig isoform of B7-H3 that is highly expressed in tumors and not in healthy tissues.
The U.S. FDA has cleared Zymeworks Inc.’s IND application for ZW-251, a novel glypican-3 (GPC3)-targeted antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) incorporating the company’s proprietary topoisomerase 1 (TOPO1) inhibitor payload, ZD-06519, for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
The U.S. FDA has granted Precision Biosciences Inc.’s PBGENE-DMD orphan drug designation for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). PBGENE-DMD uses two complementary Arcus nucleases delivered via a one-time administration in a single AAV to excise exons 45-55 of the dystrophin gene in order to restore near full-length dystrophin protein within the body to improve functional outcomes.
SK Bioscience Ltd. announced that the company has submitted an investigational new drug (IND) application to the South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
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