Transcenta Receives IND Clearance for Novel Humanized Claudin 18.2 Monoclonal Antibody TST001 to Initiate Clinical Trials in China
Transcenta, a global biotherapeutics company that fully integrates antibody-based biotherapeutics discovery, R&D and manufacturing, today announced that its subsidiary Mabspace Biosciences (Suzhou) Co., Limited has received the clearance from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to initiate Phase I clinical trials in China for its Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2) humanized monoclonal antibody, TST001. TST001 was developed jointly by scientists from Mabspace and HJB, Transcenta’s subsidiary focusing on CMC and manufacturing.