Sirpant Immunotherapeutics Inc.’s lead product candidate, Sirpant-M (SI-101), has been awarded U.S. orphan drug designation for the treatment of T-cell lymphoma.
Epic Bio (Epicrispr Biotechnologies Inc.) has announced that EPI-321 has been awarded U.S. orphan drug designation for the treatment of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD).
The FDA has cleared Versameb AG’s IND application for VMB-100, a potency-enhanced mRNA encoding human insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence.
Solid Biosciences Inc. has received FDA clearance of its IND application for SGT-003, the company’s next-generation gene therapy candidate for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The planned first-in-human phase I/II trial will enroll pediatric patients with DMD to receive SGT-003 as a one-time intravenous infusion.
Inflammasome Therapeutics Inc. has received FDA clearance to begin a phase I/II trial of the company’s inflammasome inhibitor for the treatment of geographic atrophy, the most severe form of dry age-related macular degeneration. This is the first clinical trial of an inflammasome inhibitor to treat geographic atrophy. The company’s sustained-release implant contains the first of a new class of inflammasome inhibitor drugs, Kamuvudines, developed by the company and designed to halt the multiple processes that cause geographic atrophy.
Abbisko Therapeutics Co. Ltd. has received clearance from China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to conduct clinical trials in China of ABSK-051, a novel small-molecule CD73 inhibitor, for advanced solid tumors.
Grace Science LLC has received FDA clearance of its IND application for GS-100, an AAV9 gene replacement therapy for the treatment of NGLY1 deficiency.
Abbisko Therapeutics Co. Ltd. has received FDA clearance of its IND application for ABSK-012, a highly selective small-molecule inhibitor of fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 (FGFR4), for advanced solid tumors.
Briacell Therapeutics Corp. has received IND clearance from the FDA to begin clinical studies with Bria-OTS, the first generation of the company’s personalized off-the-shelf cellular immunotherapy for breast cancer.
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.’s SYS-6011 has been cleared by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to enter clinical trials in China for solid tumors.
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