Hemogenyx Pharmaceuticals PLC Announces Submission of IND for HEMO-CAR-T

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May 09, 2023

LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / May 9, 2023 / Hemogenyx Pharmaceuticals plc (LSE:HEMO, Financial) ("Hemogenyx Pharmaceuticals" or the "Company"), the biopharmaceutical group developing new therapies and treatments for blood diseases, announces the submission of an Investigational New Drug ("IND") application seeking authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") to begin a PhaseI clinical trial of its lead product candidate Chimeric Antigen Receptor ("CAR") T-cells ("HEMO-CAR-T") for treating acute myeloid leukemia (AML). This application follows the Company's successful work on manufacturability, quality, safety and other key parts of the development of HEMO-CAR-T. Once the clinical investigation plan proposed in the IND submission has been cleared to proceed by the FDA, the Company plans to initiate a Phase I clinical trial of HEMO-CAR-T.