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Zenas BioPharma and InnoCare Pharma Announce License Agreement Granting Zenas Rights for Three Autoimmune Product Candidates, Including Orelabrutinib, a BTK Inhibitor in Phase 3 Development for Multiple Sclerosis
- Orelabrutinib, a highly selective CNS-penetrant, oral small molecule Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) inhibitor with best-in-class potential now in Phase 3 development for progressive forms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - - Pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating orelabrutinib in patients with Primary Progressive MS (PPMS) initiated; Pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial in patients with Secondary Progressive MS (SPMS) expected to initiate in 1Q 2026 - - A novel oral IL-17AA/AF inhibitor, and an oral, b
About this update from Zenas Biopharma, Inc.
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