Ascletis Selects Oral Amylin Receptor Peptide Agonist, ASC36, for Clinical Development
- Utilizing Ascletis' Peptide Oral Transport ENhancement Technology (POTENT), ASC36 oral tablets achieved absolute oral bioavailability of 6% to 8% at steady state, in non-human primate (NHP) studies. - I n NHPs, ASC36 oral tablets reduced mean body...
Ascletis Announces Positive Topline Results from Its Phase III Open-Label Study of Denifanstat (ASC40), a First-in-Class, Once-Daily Oral FASN Inhibitor for Acne
- Denifanstat (ASC40), a once-daily oral fatty acid synthase (FASN) inhibitor, demonstrated favorable safety and tolerability in a Phase III open-label study - The exceptional efficacy of denifanstat (ASC40) observed in the Company's previously...
Ascletis Announces First Participants Dosed in a 13-week U.S. Phase II Study with ASC30, an Oral Small Molecule GLP-1R Agonist for the Treatment of Diabetes
-Topline data from the Phase II study for the treatment of diabetes are expected in the third quarter of 2026. -ASC30 d emonstrated p lacebo- a djusted w eight l oss of up to 7.7% in a recently completed 13- w eek U.S. P hase II s tudy in p...
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 %...