Ahammune Biosciences completes Ph I clinical trial of vitiligo drug
03 January 2023 | News
Drug candidate demonstrated as both safe and efficacious for vitiligo treatment
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Pune-based startup Ahammune Biosciences has recently completed the phase 1 clinical trials of its investigational new drug- AB1001, being developed as a topical therapy for vitiligo.
Dr T. Balganesh, Chairman of Ahammune’s Board said, “Vitiligo is a much neglected disease and specific treatments for the disease are not available. AB1001 is a novel class of compounds, discovered and developed at Ahammune, that has the potential to not only limit the progression of the disease but also reverses the pigmentation loss. The successful completion of Phase 1 of the molecule brings a much wanted treatment closer to the patients. We are looking forward to the compound becoming a drug shortly.”
Ahammune Biosciences and Ahmedabad-based Veeda Clinical Research had partnered for the first in human studies with Ahammune’s investigational new drug- AB1001.
With safety and tolerability established in human volunteers, the company is now planning phase II trials in vitiligo patients. Vitiligo is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes patches of skin to lose pigment or colour.
