Ascletis Announces ASC47, a Muscle-Preserving Weight Loss Drug Candidate for Treatment of Obesity, in Combination with Semaglutide, Demonstrated Superior Weight Loss to Semaglutide Monotherapy in a Preclinical Model
* In a head-to-head diet-induced obese (DIO) mouse study, ASC47 low dose combination 1 (ASC47, 3 mg/kg, subcutaneous(SQ), once every four weeks plus semaglutide, 30 nmol/kg, SQ, once daily), demonstrated superior weight loss compared to semaglutide monotherapy (30 nmol/kg, SQ, once daily), show...
Ascletis Completes Enrollment of Phase III Trial of ASC40 (Denifanstat) Once-Daily Oral Tablet for Treatment of Acne
-Phase III trial enrolled a total of 480 patients with moderate to severe acne -Topline results expected in the second quarter 2025 HANGZHOU, China, Nov. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672, "Ascletis") today announces completion of enrollment of 480 patients for Phase III c...
Ascletis Announces Promising Results from a Phase I Study in Australia for First-in-Class Muscle-Preserving Weight Loss Drug Candidate ASC47 for the Treatment of Obesity
* Data from a Phase I single ascending dose (SAD) study in Australia in subjects with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) showed that ASC47, via subcutaneous(SQ) injection, demonstrated a half-life of 21 days, supporting once-monthly administration in patients with obesity * ...
Ascletis Enters the Obesity Drug Space with Announcement of Two Ongoing U.S. Phase I Clinical Trials Utilizing Its Small Molecule GLP-1R Agonist ASC30 for Both Once-Monthly Subcutaneous Injection and Once-Daily Oral Tablet for the Treatment of Obesity
- ASC30 is the first and only small molecule GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonist that can be dosed once-monthly subcutaneously and once-daily orally to treat obesity - ASC30 is two- to threefold more potent, in vitro, than orforglipron and stimulated significantly greater insulin secretion when comp...
Gannex Announces Poster Presentation of Positive Interim 12-Week Results from Phase II Clinical Trial of ASC41 in Patients with Biopsy-Confirmed MASH at EASL CONGRESS 2024
--Up to 68.2% mean relative reduction in liver fat content from baseline among biopsy-confirmed metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) patients receiving 12-week treatment of ASC41 --Significant and clinically meaningful reductions in liver fat, alanine aminotransferase(ALT), as...
Ascletis Announces Strategic Decisions on FXR agonist ASC42
HANGZHOU, China and SHAOXING, China, April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX:1672, "Ascletis") announces today the strategic decisions on farnesoid X receptor (FXR) agonist ASC42. After thorough analysis of the Phase II trial data of ASC42 for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) (...
Ascletis Announces Poster Presentation of Phase II Study Final Results of FASN Inhibitor ASC40 for Treatment of Acne at 2024 AAD Annual Meeting
HANGZHOU and SHAOXING, China, March 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672, "Ascletis") today announces the poster presentation of Phase II study final results of ASC40, a first-in-class fatty acid synthase (FASN) inhibitor for treatment of acne, at the 2024 American Academy of...
Ascletis Announces Dosing of the First Patient in Phase III Clinical Trial of ASC40 (Denifanstat) for Treatment of Acne
HANGZHOU and SHAOXING, China, Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672, "Ascletis") today announces dosing of the first patient in Phase III clinical trial of ASC40 (Denifanstat) for treatment of moderate to severe acne vulgaris at Huashan Hospital, Fudan University. This P...
Gannex's Strategic Partner Sagimet Biosciences Announces Positive Topline Results from Phase 2b FASCINATE-2 Clinical Trial of Denifanstat in Biopsy-Confirmed F2/F3 NASH
Denifanstat achieved statistically significant results on primary and multiple secondary endpoints in a 52-week clinical trial of 168 NASH patients with stage 2 or 3 fibrosis - Primary efficacy endpoints: * NASH resolution without worsening of fibrosis with ≥2-point reduction in NAS (NAFLD A...
Gannex Announces Positive Interim Results from 52-Week Phase II Clinical Trial of Once-Daily ASC41 Tablet in Patients with Biopsy-Confirmed Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis
--Up to 68.2% mean relative reduction in liver fat content from baseline in biopsy-confirmed non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) patients receiving 12-week treatment of ASC41 tablet --At Week 12, up to 93.3% patients achieved at least a 30% relative reduction in liver fat content from baseline ...
Ascletis Announces Initiation of Phase III Clinical Trial of ASC40 (Denifanstat) for Treatment of Acne
--The Phase III clinical trial of ASC40 for moderate to severe acne vulgaris will enroll 480 subjects --The protocol of Phase III clinical trial has been agreed by Center for Drug Evaluation, National Medical Products Administration and obtained the approval from Institutional Review Board of Hu...
Ascletis Announces Poster Presentations at AASLD Annual Meeting 2023 Including a Late-Breaking Abstract of Interim Results from Phase IIb Expansion Cohort of ASC22 for Functional Cure of CHB
HANGZHOU and SHAOXING, China, Nov. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672, "Ascletis") today announces late-breaking abstract poster presentation of interim results from Phase IIb expansion cohort of ASC22 (Envafolimab) for functional cure of chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and abst...
Dr. Jinzi J. Wu Presents at the 10th International Workshop on HBV Cure 2023
HANGZHOU and SHAOXING, China, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672, "Ascletis") today announces that Dr.Jinzi J. Wu, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Ascletis was invited to attend and have a presentation at the 10th International Workshop on HBV Cure 2023 held atBoston, Unit...
Gannex Published Phase I Data of ASC42, a Novel Farnesoid X Receptor Agonist on the Journal Drugs in R&D
SHANGHAI, Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gannex Pharma Co., Ltd. ("Gannex"), a wholly-owned company of Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX:1672) announces today that the safety, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) data of ASC42, a novel farnesoid X receptor (FXR) agonist, in healthy subjects ha...
Ascletis Announces Poster Presentation of Phase II Study Topline Results of FASN Inhibitor ASC40 for Treatment of Acne at EADV Congress 2023
HANGZHOU and SHAOXING, China, Oct. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX:1672, "Ascletis") today announces the poster presentation of Phase II study topline results of ASC40, a first-in-class fatty acid synthase (FASN) inhibitor for treatment of acne, at the European Academy of Der...
Ascletis Announces Positive Interim Data from the Phase IIb Expansion Cohort of ASC22 (Envafolimab) for Chronic Hepatitis B Functional Cure
HANGZHOU and SHAOXING, China, Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672, "Ascletis") today announces positive interim data from the Phase IIb expansion cohort (the "Expansion Cohort") of subcutaneously administered PD-L1 antibody ASC22 (Envafolimab) for functional cure of ch...
Ascletis Announces Completion of Enrollment of 120 Patients in the Phase III Clinical Trial of FASN Inhibitor ASC40 Combined with Bevacizumab for Treatment of Recurrent Glioblastoma
--Based on prespecified interim analysis condition, 120 patients are likely to lead sufficient events for interim analysis of progression-free survival (PFS) HANGZHOU and SHAOXING, China, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672, "Ascletis") today announces the completion o...
Ascletis to Participate in the Upcoming Morgan Stanley 21st Annual Global Healthcare Conference
HANGZHOU and SHAOXING, China, Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672, "Ascletis") announces today that it will participate in the upcoming Morgan Stanley 21st Annual Global Healthcare Conference.John Gargiulo, Chief Business Officer of Ascletis, will join the fireside chat...
Clinical Results of ASC22 (Envafolimab) in Combination with Chidamide for Functional Cure of HIV Infection Presented at the 12th IAS Conference on HIV Science
HANGZHOU and SHAOXING, China, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672, "Ascletis") today announces that Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center presented clinical results of ASC22 (Envafolimab) in combination with Chidamide for functional cure of human immunodeficiency virus...
Gannex Announces the Completion of Patient Enrollment for Phase II Clinical Trial of ASC42, an FXR Agonist, for Primary Biliary Cholangitis
-- Gannex is expected to release topline data of the Phase II clinical trial by the end of 2023 SHANGHAI, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gannex Pharma Co., Ltd. ("Gannex"), a wholly-owned company of Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX:1672) announces today the completion of enrollment of 98 patients with ...
