Gubra A/S has announced the submission in Germany of a clinical trial application (CTA) for a first-in-human study of GUB-UCN2, the company’s lead asset for weight loss. The planned phase I/IIa trial will enroll both healthy volunteers and individuals with obesity, with and without related co-morbidities. GUB-UCN2 is expected to enter clinical development in the first half of this year.
CF Pharmtech Inc. has announced approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of an IND application filed by subsidiary Changfeng Suyue Pharmaceutical (Guangzhou) Co. Ltd. for ICF-004.
Kivu Bioscience Inc. has announced receipt of Human Research Ethics Committee approval and clinical trial notification clearance in Australia to initiate a first-in-human trial of KIVU-305, its CEACAM5-targeted antibody-drug conjugate.
Tessera Therapeutics Inc.’s lead in vivo gene editing program, TSRA-196, has been awarded orphan drug and fast track designations by the FDA for adults with α-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD).
Zelluna ASA has received approvals from the U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and research ethics committee for its clinical trial application (CTA) for ZI-MA4-1, Zelluna’s lead T-cell receptor-based natural killer (TCR-NK) product candidate.
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. has obtained IND approval from the FDA for SYH-2082 injection, a GLP-1/GIP receptor dual-biased agonist polypeptide long-acting injection for weight management for individuals with obesity or overweight and at least one weight-related comorbidity.
Changchun Genescience Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has received clearance from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to start clinical trials with Gensci-136 for injection, a dual APRIL/BAFF antagonist in development for the treatment of immunoglobulin A nephropathy.
Precision Biosciences Inc. has received FDA clearance of its IND application enabling clinical trial site activation for a phase I/II trial (FUNCTION-DMD) of PBGENE-DMD for the treatment of ambulatory patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The first site in the U.S. will be activated in the first half of this year.
Nextpoint Therapeutics Inc. has obtained IND clearance from the FDA to initiate clinical development of NPX-372, a first-in-class B7-H7-targeted T-cell engager (TCE) for the treatment of patients with solid tumors.
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