Metabasis/Sankyo initiate Ph IIb CS-917 trial
The USA's Metabasis Therapeutics says that Japanese drugmaker Sankyo has initiated a multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase IIb trial designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the former's CS-917 for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes.
CS-917, a first-in-class, orally-active, inhibitor of FBPase, an enzyme that regulates production of glucose in the liver, has shown promise as a treatment for diabetes in preclinical and early clinical studies. Sankyo is Metabasis' strategic partner and licensee for CS-917. It funds and directs the clinical development of the drug.
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