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Ascletis Approved to Start US Trials of an Oral PD-L1 for Solid Tumors

publication date: Feb 8, 2022

Ascletis, a Hangzhou pharma, announced the US FDA has approved the company's IND for its self-developed oral PD-L1 small molecule inhibitor. ASC61 will be tested as a therapy for advanced solid tumors. Ascletis said that ASC61, an oral drug, will be easier to administer than injectable PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies. The approval was Ascletis' second US IND approval in 2022 following envafolimab, a possible cure for chronic hepatitis B. Ascletis started with a focus on anti-viral drugs with an emphasis on hepatitis C and has expanded into oncology. More details....

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