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Laekna Starts China-US Trials of AKT Kinase Inhibitor for Breast Cancer

publication date: May 26, 2022

Laekna Therapeutics, a Shanghai-New Jersey clinical-stage biotech, has dosed the first patients in a China-US Phase Ib/III trial of an AKT kinase inhibitor for breast cancer. Afuresertib, an investigational AKT kinase inhibitor, will be administered as a second-line therapy to patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+)/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-) breast cancer. Laekna in-licensed global rights to afuresertib from Novartis. One week ago, Laekna raised $61 million in a Series D financing to advance its next-gen cancer and liver disease medicines. More details....

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