Aptorum ALS-4 Study Starts Dosing In Healthy Volunteers

Aptorum Group Ltd (NASDAQ: APM) has dosed the first human subject in its Phase 1 trial evaluating ALS-4, an orally-administered small molecule drug to treat infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus, including MRSA.
The Phase 1 trial will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of ALS-4 in healthy adult volunteers.
The study plans to enroll up to 48 and 24 volunteers for the single-ascending dose (SAD) and multiple-ascending dose (MAD) cohorts, respectively. Enrollment for the first cohort of SAD has been completed.
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