Jiangxi Jemincare Group Co. Ltd. has reported that its wholly owned subsidiary company, Shanghai Jemincare Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., recently received approvals for clinical trials of five of its drugs in the fields of cancer, kidney and infectious diseases.
Senti Biosciences Inc. has received clearance of its IND application from the FDA for SENTI-202, an off-the-shelf chimeric antigen receptor natural killer (CAR-NK) cell therapy product candidate designed to selectively target and eliminate CD33- and/or FLT3-expressing hematologic malignancies, such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome, while sparing healthy bone marrow cells.
Olix Pharmaceuticals Inc. has received approval from the Alfred Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) in Australia to conduct a phase I clinical trial of drug candidate OLX-75016 for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
Asieris Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. announced that it has received approval to commence phase I clinical trials in Australia of its novel antibacterial drug, APL-2301 (ASN-1733, MET-102), under development for the treatment of Acinetobacter baumannii infections.
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. has filed an application in New Zealand seeking clearance to initiate a phase I/IIa trial of ARO-CFB, the company’s investigational RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutic being developed as a potential treatment for complement-mediated renal disease, such as immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN).
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. has submitted an IND application to the FDA for AUR-200, a potential next-generation therapy for B-cell-mediated autoimmune diseases.
The FDA has awarded orphan drug designation to Ocelot Bio Inc.'s lead candidate OCE-205 for the treatment of ascites due to all etiologies except cancer. Ocelot Bio plans to initiate clinical studies of OCE-205 in refractory ascites next year.
Iama Therapeutics Srl has obtained clinical trial application (CTA) clearance from the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) to initiate a first-in-human phase I study of IAMA-6, an orally administered small-molecule therapeutic targeting NKCC1 for the treatment of autism and epilepsy.
Avstera Therapeutics Corp. has received FDA clearance of its IND application for HDAC6 inhibitor AVS-100. Avstera intends to initiate a phase Ia/b trial in the first half of 2024 to evaluate AVS-100 alone and in combination with pembrolizumab in locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors.
Nrx Pharmaceuticals Inc. has announced FDA clearance of its IND application for the use of NRX-101 (lurasidone hydrochloride/D-cycloserine) for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI).
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