-- アスクレティス・ファーマ（香港証券取引所：1672）は、経口薬ASC30の第2相臨床試験において、米国での患者登録を完了したと、月曜日に香港証券取引所に提出した書類で明らかにした。 同社は、この薬剤を2型糖尿病の治療薬として13週間かけて試験する予定だ。アスクレティスによると、試験の主要データは2026年第3四半期に得られる見込み。 ASC30は肥満治療薬としても開発が進められている。
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