Arbor Biotechnologies Inc. has gained IND clearance from the FDA for ABO-101, a novel gene editing therapeutic designed to address primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1). A phase I/II study in adult and pediatric patients with PH1 is expected to begin in the first half of 2025.
IgA nephropathy is the most common primary glomerulonephritis and contributes to kidney failure. Growing evidence exists that the overactivation of the lectin pathway contributes to the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy.
Although antifibrotic agents can contribute to suppressing renal function decline when administered in combination with existing treatments for chronic kidney disease, drugs targeting kidney fibrosis have yet to reach the clinic.
