Ascletis Selects a Next-Generation Once-Monthly Subcutaneously Administered GLP-1R/GIPR/GCGR Triple Peptide Agonist, ASC37, for Clinical Development
- In head-to-head non-human primate (NHP) studies, average observed half-life of ASC37 was approximately 17 days, 7-fold longer than retatrutide, which supports once-monthly subcutaneous (SQ) dosing in humans. - ASC37's average in vitro activity was...
Ascletis Announces U.S. FDA IND Clearance for 13-Week Phase II Study of Its Oral Small Molecule GLP-1, ASC30, in Participants with Diabetes
- The P hase II study for diabetes is a 13-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled and multi-center study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of ASC30 in participants with diabetes. Enrollment is expected to begin in the...
Ascletis Announces Positive Topline Results from U.S. Phase I Study of ASC50, a Potential Best-in-Class Oral Small Molecule IL-17 Inhibitor
- The elimination half-life of ASC50 after a single oral dose was 43, 89, 91, 87, 104, and 85 hours for 10 mg, 30 mg, 100 mg, 200 mg, 400 mg, and 600 mg, respectively, supporting once - daily or potentially once-weekly oral dosing. - ASC50 had...
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...