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Positive Phase 3 Results for Denifanstat for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Acne to be Presented at the EADV Congress 2025 by Partner Ascletis
Denifanstat met all primary and secondary endpoints versus placebo Denifanstat was generally well tolerated Sagimet initiated first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial of a second FASN inhibitor, TVB-3567, for development in acne SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sagimet Biosciences Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics targeting dysfunctional metabolic and fibrotic pathways, today reported that data from a Phase 3 clinical
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