Askgene Pharma Inc. has received FDA clearance of its IND application to start a phase I study of ASKG-915, a novel and proprietary anti-PD-1/IL-15 prodrug fusion molecule for the treatment of cancer.
Transcode Therapeutics Inc. has received clearance from the FDA to proceed with a first-in-human phase 0 trial of TTX-MC138 in cancer patients with advanced solid tumors. A single dose of radiolabeled TTX-MC138 will be followed by noninvasive PET-MRI to quantify the amount of radiolabeled TTX-MC138 delivered to metastatic lesions.
Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. has received IND approval from China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for two immuno-oncology bispecific antibodies, SIM-0348 and SIM-0237.
Janux Therapeutics Inc. has announced that it has submitted an IND application to the FDA for JANX-008, an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tumor-activated T cell engager (TRACTr) in development for the treatment of EGFR-expressing solid tumors, including non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), colorectal cancer (CRC), renal cell carcinoma (RCC), and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN).
Deka Biosciences Inc. has submitted an IND application to the FDA for its lead oncology asset, DK2-10 (EGFR). DK2-10 (EGFR) is the first of many experimental therapeutics developed as part of Deka’s platform of molecules, with each Diakine in Deka's platform consisting of two complementary cytokines coupled together via attachment to a single chain variable fragment, enabling the cytokines to accumulate more specifically in targeted tissues.
Mindrank Ltd. has received clearance of its IND application by the FDA for MDR-001, a small-molecule glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, which was discovered using the company’s proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) platform, Molecule Pro.
Elpiscience Biopharmaceuticals Inc. has announced Center of Drug Evaluation (CDE) clearance of its IND application for ES-014 for a phase I study in patients with advanced solid tumors.
The FDA has cleared an IND for a clinical trial in the U.S. of NBL-020, a fully human antibody drug independently developed by CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.'s subsidiary Novarock Biotherapeutics Ltd., for the treatment of advanced solid tumors.
Neurophth Therapeutics Inc. has received FDA clearance of its IND application for the in vivo gene replacement therapy NFS-02, a novel recombinant adeno-associated viral serotype 2 vector (rAAV2) containing a codon-optimized NADH-dehydrogenase subunit 1 (ND1) gene, for the treatment of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) associated with ND1 mutation.
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