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Ascletis Completes Dosing of All Participants in Its U.S. Clinical Study Combining Adipose-Targeted, Once-Monthly Injectable Small Molecule THRβ Agonist, ASC47, and Semaglutide for the Treatment of Obesity
Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672, "Ascletis") announces that all the 28 participants have recently been dosed in the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (ASC47-103 study, NCT06972992) evaluating the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy at Day 29 of single-dose, ultra-long-acting subcutaneously (SQ) administered ASC47 in combination with semaglutide in participants with obesity who do not have type 2 diabetes. The total time to enroll all the 28 participants was less than
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[{"type":"text","content":"- The combination study, conducted in the U.S., is designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy at Day 29 of a single-dose of ultra-long-acting subcutaneously administered ASC47 (half-life up to 40 days) in combination with four doses of semaglutide (0.5 mg, once weekly) in 28 participants with obesity.","length":389,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"- Initiated in May 2025, all 28 participants were enrolled in less than two months.","length":137,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"- Topline data are expected in the fourth quarter of 2025.","length":112,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"HONG KONG, July 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672, "Ascletis") announces that all the 28 participants have recently been dosed in the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (ASC47-103 study, NCT06972992) evaluating the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy at Day 29 of single-dose, ultra-long-acting subcutaneously (SQ) administered ASC47 in combination with semaglutide in participants with obesity who do not have type 2 diabetes. The total time to enroll all the 28 participants was less than two months. The study, conducted in the U.S., consists of three cohorts with single ascending doses (10 mg, 30 mg and 60 mg) of ASC47 or volume-matched placebo. Participants in each cohort also receive four doses of semaglutide (0.5 mg, once weekly).","length":836,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""The rapid pace of enrollment underscores the interest in developing new treatment options for obesity and the potential advantages combination therapies may offer," said Jinzi J. Wu, Ph.D., Founder, Chairman and CEO of Ascletis. "We remain on track to provide topline data from the trial in the fourth quarter of 2025."","length":340,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"ASC47 is an adipose-targeted, ultra-long-acting SQ injected thyroid hormone receptor beta (THRβ) selective small molecule agonist, discovered and developed in-house at Ascletis. ASC47 possesses unique and differentiated properties to enable adipose targeting, resulting i...