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      <title>FDA clears IND for Naturecell’s Astrostem-AU for autism</title>
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        <![CDATA[Naturecell Co. Ltd.’s U.S. subsidiary, Naturecell America, has received IND clearance from the FDA for Astrostem-AU, an autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy for adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730431</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730431-fda-clears-ind-for-naturecells-astrostem-au-for-autism</link>
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      <title>‘Immune reset’ is ambition of Tr1x’s allogenic Tr1 cell therapy</title>
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        <![CDATA[Tr1x Inc. was founded with a simple but ambitious goal: to change how autoimmune and inflammatory diseases are treated,&nbsp;moving away from chronic treatment and toward durable cures. “We are trying to flip the script on regulatory T cells (Tregs),” Tr1x CEO David de Vries told <em>BioWorld</em>. “The goal is to reset the immune system rather than continuously suppress it, and we believe we have a unique technology to do that.”]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730296</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730296-immune-reset-is-ambition-of-tr1xs-allogenic-tr1-cell-therapy</link>
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      <title>Canwell gains IND clearance for ADC CAN-016</title>
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        <![CDATA[Canwell Pharma Inc. has obtained IND approval from the FDA for CAN-016, a novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC). The company will initiate a phase I study in patients with HER2-expressing solid tumors who have experienced disease progression following prior ADC therapies.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730166</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Telomir Pharmaceuticals submits IND in U.S. for Telomir-1 in TNBC</title>
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        <![CDATA[Telomir Pharmaceuticals Inc. has submitted an IND application to the U.S. FDA for its lead candidate, Telomir-1 (Telomir-Zn), for the treatment of advanced and metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Telomir-1 is a first-in-class metal-modulating epigenetic agent designed to restore transcriptional control in tumor cells by targeting intracellular iron-zinc homeostasis.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730058</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730058-telomir-pharmaceuticals-submits-ind-in-us-for-telomir-1-in-tnbc</link>
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      <title>Otsuka to acquire PTSD drugmaker Transcend in $1.2B deal </title>
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        <![CDATA[Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. is taking a neuroplastogen approach to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through its planned $1.22 billion acquisition of Transcend Therapeutics Inc. The deal gives Tokyo-headquartered Otsuka access to Transcend’s lead asset, TSND-201, an oral neuroplastogen that has begun patient recruitment for a phase III study in the U.S.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730090</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730090-otsuka-to-acquire-ptsd-drugmaker-transcend-in-12b-deal</link>
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      <title>Aktis Oncology’s AKY-2519 gains IND approvals</title>
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        <![CDATA[Aktis Oncology Inc. has obtained IND approvals from the FDA enabling the company to proceed to a phase Ib trial with AKY-2519, a miniprotein radioconjugate targeting B7-H3-expressing tumors, including prostate, lung and other solid tumors. Specifically, the IND clearances relate to [64Cu]Cu-AKY-2519 for imaging and [225Ac]Ac-AKY-2519 for therapeutic use.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730037</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730037-aktis-oncologys-aky-2519-gains-ind-approvals</link>
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      <title>Otsuka to acquire PTSD drugmaker Transcend in $1.2B deal </title>
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        <![CDATA[Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. is taking a neuroplastogen approach to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through its planned $1.22 billion acquisition of Transcend Therapeutics Inc. The deal gives Tokyo-headquartered Otsuka access to Transcend’s lead asset, TSND-201, an oral neuroplastogen that has begun patient recruitment for a phase III study in the U.S.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729952</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729952-otsuka-to-acquire-ptsd-drugmaker-transcend-in-12b-deal</link>
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      <title>Endocyclic’s ENDO-205 gains IND clearance for endometriosis</title>
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        <![CDATA[Endomet Biosciences Inc. (dba Endocyclic Therapeutics) has obtained IND clearance from the FDA for its lead program, ENDO-205, a first-in-class, nonhormonal targeted peptide therapeutic for endometriosis. ]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729860</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Innorna’s IN-026 gains IND clearance for refractory gout</title>
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        <![CDATA[Innorna Co. Ltd. has obtained IND clearance from the FDA for IN-026, enabling the company to initiate a phase I study of this mRNA-based therapy for refractory gout.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729689</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729689-innornas-in-026-gains-ind-clearance-for-refractory-gout</link>
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      <title>Unixell Biotech’s UX-GIP001 gains IND clearance for epilepsy</title>
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        <![CDATA[Shanghai Unixell Biotechnology Co. Ltd. has obtained IND clearance from the FDA for UX-GIP001, its iPSC-derived allogeneic cell therapy for focal epilepsy. A phase I study will evaluate UX-GIP001 in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729645</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729645-unixell-biotechs-ux-gip001-gains-ind-clearance-for-epilepsy</link>
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      <title>Rapport’s RAP-219 gets more phase III funding with Tenacia deal</title>
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        <![CDATA[Rapport Therapeutics Inc. added $20 million to its cash runway for its lead phase III oral seizure drug, RAP-219, through a potential $328 million license deal signed with Tenacia Biotechnology Co. Ltd.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729456</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729456-rapports-rap-219-gets-more-phase-iii-funding-with-tenacia-deal</link>
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      <title>FDA clears IND for epigenetic immunoactivator</title>
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        <![CDATA[Great Novel Therapeutics Biotech & Medicals Corp.’s epigenetic immunoactivator, GNTbm-38, has received IND clearance from the FDA, enabling initiation of a phase I trial in the U.S.&nbsp;]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729392</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729392-fda-clears-ind-for-epigenetic-immunoactivator</link>
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      <title>Kestrel’s KST-6051 gains IND clearance for KRAS-driven cancers</title>
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        <![CDATA[Kestrel Therapeutics Inc. has obtained IND approval from the FDA for KST-6051, an oral, small-molecule pan-KRAS inhibitor being developed for the treatment of KRAS-driven cancers.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729389</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729389-kestrels-kst-6051-gains-ind-clearance-for-kras-driven-cancers</link>
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      <title>UCB inks $1.1B deal for Antengene’s autoimmune bispecific TCE</title>
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        <![CDATA[Belgian pharma giant UCB SA is putting skin in the bispecific T-cell engager (TCE) game, announcing a potential $1.1 billion deal to license Antengene Corp.’s ATG-201. ATG-201 is a CD19/CD3 bispecific TCE antibody aimed at autoimmune disorders, though specific indications were not disclosed.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729298</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729298-ucb-inks-11b-deal-for-antengenes-autoimmune-bispecific-tce</link>
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      <title>Systimmune’s iza-bren hits phase III breast cancer goals in China</title>
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        <![CDATA[In a boon for licensee Bristol Myers Squibb Co., Systimmune Inc.’s next-generation cancer drug, izalontamab brengitecan (iza-bren), hit both progression-free survival and overall survival endpoints in a phase III trial of Chinese patients with advanced triple-negative breast cancer.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729321</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729321-systimmunes-iza-bren-hits-phase-iii-breast-cancer-goals-in-china</link>
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      <title>Sanaregen Vision’s SVT-001 cleared for clinic for familial drusen</title>
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        <![CDATA[Sanaregen Vision Therapeutics Inc. has received FDA clearance to conduct a phase I/II trial of SVT-001, an investigational cell therapy for individuals with familial drusen.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729151</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729151-sanaregen-visions-svt-001-cleared-for-clinic-for-familial-drusen</link>
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      <title>Systimmune’s iza-bren hits phase III breast cancer goals in China</title>
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        <![CDATA[In a boon for licensee Bristol Myers Squibb Co., Systimmune Inc.’s next-generation cancer drug, izalontamab brengitecan (iza-bren), hit both progression-free survival and overall survival endpoints in a phase III trial of Chinese patients with advanced triple-negative breast cancer.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729258</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729258-systimmunes-iza-bren-hits-phase-iii-breast-cancer-goals-in-china</link>
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      <title>FDA approves CSPC’s IND for SYH-2082 for weight management</title>
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        <![CDATA[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.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/728886</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/728886-fda-approves-cspcs-ind-for-syh-2082-for-weight-management</link>
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      <title>Viking to push oral GLP-1/GIP drug into phase III obesity trial </title>
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        <![CDATA[Viking Therapeutics Inc. said after-market hours Feb. 11 that it plans to advance its oral dual GLP-1/GIP receptor, VK-2735, into a phase III trial for obesity in the third quarter of 2026. VK-2735 is a novel dual glucagon-like peptide-1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GLP-1/GIP) receptor agonist.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/728847</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/728847-viking-to-push-oral-glp-1-gip-drug-into-phase-iii-obesity-trial</link>
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      <title>Precision Biosciences’ PBGENE-DMD cleared to enter clinic</title>
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        <![CDATA[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.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/728787</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/728787-precision-biosciences-pbgene-dmd-cleared-to-enter-clinic</link>
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      <title>FDA clearance for Nextpoint’s IND for T-cell engager NPX-372</title>
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        <![CDATA[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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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/728767</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/728767-fda-clearance-for-nextpoints-ind-for-t-cell-engager-npx-372</link>
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      <title>FDA clears IND for Affinia’s AFTX-201 for BAG3-DCM</title>
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        <![CDATA[Affinia Therapeutics Inc. has obtained IND clearance from the FDA for AFTX-201, an investigational genetic medicine for the treatment of BAG3-associated dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). The phase I/II UPBEAT trial will begin in the first half of this year.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/728631</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/728631-fda-clears-ind-for-affinias-aftx-201-for-bag3-dcm</link>
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      <title>Prelude’s JAK2 V617F inhibitor PRT-12396 gains IND clearance</title>
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        <![CDATA[Prelude Therapeutics Inc. has received IND clearance from the FDA for PRT-12396, a mutant-selective JAK2 V617F inhibitor being developed for the treatment of patients with certain myeloproliferative neoplasms.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/728601</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/728601-preludes-jak2-v617f-inhibitor-prt-12396-gains-ind-clearance</link>
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      <title>ABL Bio files IND application for ABL-209</title>
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        <![CDATA[ABL Bio Inc. has submitted an IND application to the FDA seeking clearance to begin a phase I trial of ABL-209 (NEOK-002). Pending approval, the trial is expected to begin by mid-year in the U.S.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/728509</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/728509-abl-bio-files-ind-application-for-abl-209</link>
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      <title>Onchilles Pharma’s N-17350 gains IND clearance for solid tumors</title>
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        <![CDATA[Onchilles Pharma Inc. has obtained IND approval from the FDA for N-17350, enabling initiation of first-in-human studies in patients with advanced solid tumors. The study will enroll patients in the U.S. and Australia with advanced solid tumors.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/728508</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/728508-onchilles-pharmas-n-17350-gains-ind-clearance-for-solid-tumors</link>
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      <title>IND approval for Trace Biosciences’ nerve imaging agent</title>
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        <![CDATA[Trace Biosciences Inc. has obtained IND approval from the FDA for LGW16-03 (Nervetrace Dx), the company’s first nerve-specific fluorescent imaging agent. The IND clearance enables Trace to initiate a first-in-human study evaluating the safety and intraoperative performance of LGW16-03 in surgical settings.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/728454</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/728454-ind-approval-for-trace-biosciences-nerve-imaging-agent</link>
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