Ascletis Announces China National Medical Products Administration Acceptance of New Drug Application for Denifanstat (ASC40), a First-in-Class FASN Inhibitor for Acne Treatment
-Denifanstat (ASC40) met all primary, key secondary and secondary efficacy endpoints (ITT analysis) and significantly improved moderate-to-severe acne vulgaris compared with placebo in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter...
Ascletis' Oral Small Molecule GLP-1, ASC30, Demonstrated Placebo-Adjusted Weight Loss of 7.7% with Better Gastrointestinal Tolerability in Its 13-Week U.S. Phase II Study in Participants with Obesity or Overweight
- ASC30 once-daily tablets showed statistically significant and clinically meaningful dose-dependent placebo-adjusted mean body weight reductions with no observed plateau for weight loss. - ASC30 titrated weekly to target dose demonstrated...
Ascletis Selects Its First Oral GLP-1R/GIPR/GCGR Triple Peptide Agonist, ASC37, for Clinical Development
- Utilizing Ascletis' Peptide Oral Transport ENhancement Technology (POTENT), ASC37 oral tablets achieved average absolute oral bioavailability of 4.2%, approximately 9 - , 30 - , and 60-fold higher than semaglutide, tirzepatide, and retatrutide in...
Ascletis Selects a Best-in-Class Once-Monthly Subcutaneously Administered Amylin Receptor Agonist, ASC36, for Clinical Development
-In head-to-head non-human primate (NHP) studies, average observed half-life of ASC36 was approximately 15 days, 3 -fold longer than petrelintide, which supports once-monthly subcutaneous (SQ) dosing in humans. -ASC36 demonstrated approximately 91 %...
Ascletis to Present Study Results of ASC30 Oral Tablet, ASC30 Injection, and Combination of ASC31 and ASC47 at ObesityWeek® 2025
-Multiple posters being presented on Ascletis' small molecule and peptide obesity programs -Full analysis of 28-day multiple ascending dose study of oral GLP-1R small molecule agonist ASC30 as a late-breaking poster as well as ASC30 once-monthly...
Ascletis Completes Enrollment in U.S. Phase IIa Study for Its Once-Monthly Subcutaneous Depot Treatment Formulation of Small Molecule GLP-1R Agonist ASC30 for Obesity
- The 12-week U.S. Phase IIa study is evaluating the efficacy, safety and tolerability of the once-monthly subcutaneous (SQ) depot formulation (treatment formulation) of s mall m olecule GLP-1 receptor ( GLP-1R) a gonist ASC30 in 65 participants...
Ascletis Announces First Participants Dosed in a U.S. Clinical Study Combining Adipose-Targeted, Once-Monthly Injectable Small Molecule THRβ Agonist, ASC47, and Semaglutide for the Treatment of Obesity
- The combination study is designed to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of a single-dose of ultra-long-acting subcutaneously administered ASC47 in combination with four doses of semaglutide (0.5 mg, once-weekly) in participants with...
Ascletis Announces Oral and Poster Presentations on ASC47, an Adipose-Targeted, Muscle-Preserving Weight Loss Drug Candidate for Obesity at the 32nd European Congress on Obesity
HONG KONG, May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX:1672, "Ascletis") announces oral and poster presentations on preliminary studies of ASC47, an adipose-targeted, muscle-preserving weight loss drug candidate for obesity, will be...
Ascletis Announces Positive Topline Results of U.S. Phase Ib Multiple Ascending Dose Study of Small Molecule Oral GLP-1R Agonist ASC30 and Submission of 13-week Phase IIa Study Protocol to FDA
- ASC30 oral once-daily tablet demonstrated a 6.5% placebo-adjusted mean body weight reduction from baseline after four-week treatment using weekly doses with titrations of 2 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg , and 40 mg doses. - ASC30 oral once-daily tablet also...
Ascletis Announces Positive Interim Results from Its U.S. Phase Ib Trial with ASC30, a Potentially First-in-Class Subcutaneous Injection Small Molecule GLP-1R Agonist
-Ultra-long-acting subcutaneous (SQ) injection formulation of small molecule ASC30 demonstrated a 36-day half-life in patients with obesity, supporting once monthly or less frequent administration. -As previously disclosed, oral tablet formulation...