IN BRIEF: Faron Pharmaceuticals starts Phase 2 of Bexmab trial
Faron Pharmaceuticals Ltd - Finland-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company - Initiates Phase 2 of Bexmab study investigating humanised antibody bexmarilimab in patients with aggressive myeloid leukemias. Says it has selected hypomethylating agents-refractory or relapsed myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) as the initial indication, based on US Food & Drug Administration guidance. Phase 1 data "demonstrated that optimal target engagement can be achieved with three milligrams per kilogram dosing" with both three and six milligram cohorts showing the "highest immune activation", while the drug produced a 50% remission rate in doublet dose cohorts.
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