• Sapience Therapeutics received FDA clearance for its IND application to begin a Phase 1-2 clinical trial of ST316 in patients with solid tumors.
• ST316 is a first-in-class β-catenin antagonist peptide, targeting the Wnt signaling pathway, which is implicated in over 50% of solid tumors.
• The Phase 1 portion will be a dose-escalation study, while Phase 2 will focus on cholangiocarcinoma, colorectal, triple-negative breast, and ovarian cancers.
• Patient dosing is expected to commence in the first half of 2023, evaluating safety, clinical activity, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of ST316.