Ascletis Pharma Inc. has announced that it has received Investigational New Drug $(IND)$ clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a 13-week Phase II clinical study of its oral small molecule GLP-1 candidate, ASC30, in participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The upcoming study will be randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, and multi-center, aiming to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of ASC30. Enrollment for the trial is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2026.
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