Hua Medicine's Novel Glucokinase Activator Reports Positive Phase 1a Data Demonstrating Robust Glucose Regulatory Hormone Modulation & Commences Phase 1b Trials in Diabetes Patients
Hua Medicine Ltd., a leading innovative drug development company in China, announced today the start of multicenter, multi-dose Phase 1b Trials for Diabetes. The company had previously announced positive results from a Phase 1a trial evaluating HMS5552, a glucokinase activator (GKA) for Type 2 Diabetes, and demonstrated, even at single doses, significant effects in a variety of biochemical diabetes markers such as glucose and glucose-stimulated insulin release (GSIR).