Erasca Inc. has received FDA clearance of its IND application for ERAS-3490, an orally available small-molecule KRAS G12C inhibitor designed to have high central nervous system (CNS) penetration for the treatment of KRAS G12C-mutated solid tumors, including non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
1st Biotherapeutics Inc. has received clearance from the FDA for its IND application to evaluate FB-849, a small-molecule hematopoietic progenitor kinase 1 (HPK1) inhibitor, in patients with advanced solid tumors.
Carina Biotech Pty Ltd. has submitted an IND application to the FDA to conduct a first-in-human phase I/IIa trial of CNA-3103, its LGR5-targeted chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy candidate, in patients with advanced colorectal cancer.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. has received clearance from the FDA for its IND application for VX-522, a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) therapy targeted at treating the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (CF).
Sionna Therapeutics Inc. has received FDA clearance of its IND application for SION-638, a small molecule designed to target the first nucleotide-binding domain (NBD1) of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein. A phase I study is now dosing healthy volunteers.
Sparingvision SAS has obtained FDA clearance for its IND application for SPVN-06, its lead gene-independent therapy for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa (RP). SparingVision has also submitted a clinical trial authorization (CTA) application to the French regulator (ANSM), which is currently under review.
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. has received IND approval from the FDA for a phase I study in the U.S. of its antibody-drug conjugate CPO-204 in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer.
Gmax Biopharm LLC has received FDA clearance of its IND filing for GMA-131 injection, an ETa receptor-specific monoclonal antibody, for a phase Ib study in diabetic kidney disease (DKD).