Apogenix Advances Clinical Development of CD95L Inhibitor Asunercept in European COVID-19 Phase II Trial
Apogenix, a biopharmaceutical company developing next generation immunotherapeutics, announced today that the first patient has been enrolled in the ASUNCTIS trial. The ASUNCTIS trial is a multi-center, randomized, controlled, open-label phase II trial to assess the efficacy and safety of asunercept in patients with severe COVID-19 disease. In four treatment arms, three different doses of asunercept plus standard of care versus standard of care alone are being evaluated in a total of 400 patients. Apogenix has received regulatory approval for the ASUNCTIS trial now in both Spain and Russia and will enroll patients in multiple study centers in Madrid and Saint Petersburg, among others.