On Sept 11, 2023, Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical launched a global phase III trial, evaluating Lanifibranor's efficacy and safety in adult NASH patients with stage 2/3 hepatic fibrosis, excluding cirrhosis.
On September 11, 2023, Abbisko Therapeutics announced that its innovative CSF-1R inhibitor pimicotinib (ABSK021) was approved by the European Medicines Agency.
Biotech firm, Phanes Therapeutics, has announced its Phase 1 clinical trial of PT217, a first-in-class drug targeting DLL3 and CD47 in small cell lung cancer. The trial uses a new IgG-like bispecific antibody and the first patient has been treated.
Biotech firm CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. revealed positive Phase 3 trial outcomes for seladelpar, a novel treatment for liver and chronic diseases, including primary biliary cholangitis. Meeting all primary and key secondary endpoints.
VBI Vaccines Inc., a biopharma company specializing in immunology, announced that its cancer immunotherapy vaccine candidate, VBI-1901, has begun a Phase 2b trial in patients with first recurrence glioblastoma.
4D Molecular Therapeutics has begun the Dose Confirmation stage of their Phase 2 SPECTRA trial, enrolling their first patient. The trial evaluates intravitreal 4D-150 for treating diabetic macular edema.
Biotech company Cidara Therapeutics is developing drug-Fc conjugate immunotherapies for serious diseases. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, has given Cidara a go-ahead for CD388 (JNJ-0953), a universal prevention solution for influenza A and B.