Ascentage Pharma Group International (AAPG) said late Thursday that China Center for Drug Evaluation cleared the company's investigational new drug application for Bruton's tyrosine kinase-targeted protein degrader.
The candidate, APG-3288, is set to enter a clinical study in patients with relapsed/refractory hematologic malignancies.
The company said APG-3288 is currently under investigation and has not been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
Bruton's tyrosine kinase plays a key role in the activation, proliferation, and survival of B-cells.