Anti-Bb Antibody (NM8074) Receives US FDA Clearance to Start Clinical Trial in Naïve aHUS Patients (Rare Disease)
CLEVELAND, Jan. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NovelMed announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Company’s investigational drug NM8074 to initiate an efficacy trial in patients with aHUS in coming months. NovelMed is advancing its anti-Bb antibody (NM8074) to treat patients with evidence of treatment-related resistance or complement-mediated relapses in aHUS, a rare disease with unmet need. NovelMed is a clinical-stage biopharma company focused on the development of humanized monoclonal antibody treatments for several complement-mediated disorders.
- NovelMed is advancing its anti-Bb antibody (NM8074) to treat patients with evidence of treatment-related resistance or complement-mediated relapses in aHUS, a rare disease with unmet need.
- NovelMed is a clinical-stage biopharma company focused on the development of humanized monoclonal antibody treatments for several complement-mediated disorders.
- NM8074 has recently completed a Phase I trial in healthy volunteers with no safety concerns.
- NM8074 blocks the AP-mediated formation of C3b, an important molecule responsible for incurable anemia seen in both Soliris and Ultomiris treated patients.