Aclaris Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:ACRS) is one of the best low priced pharma stocks to buy now. On June 23, Aclaris Therapeutics initiated a placebo-controlled Phase 1a/1b program for its investigational bispecific antibody, called ATI-052. This program follows the recent IND clearance from the US FDA for ATI-052.
The Phase 1a portion will involve single ascending dose/SAD and multiple ascending dose/MAD studies in healthy volunteers to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of subcutaneously administered ATI-052. ATI-052 is designed as a potential best-in-class bispecific anti-thymic stromal lymphopoietin/TSLP and anti-interleukin-4 receptor/IL-4R antibody.
A scientist conducting a clinical trial on a patient to test the efficacy of a new drug.
The design allows for high binding affinity and dual blockade of both upstream TSLP receptor signal transduction and downstream IL-4R activation. The dual targeting selectively inhibits central proinflammatory pathways involved in Th2-mediated inflammation and allergic diseases by blocking TSLP, which is at the top of the inflammatory cascade, and both downstream IL-4 and IL-13, which are key cytokines in these conditions.
Aclaris Therapeutics Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops novel drug candidates for immune-inflammatory diseases in the US.
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This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.
