Ascletis Announces Phase III Trial of Denifanstat (ASC40), a First-in-Class, Once-Daily Oral FASN Inhibitor for Acne, Meets All Endpoints
Denifanstat (ASC40), a once-daily oral fatty acid synthase (FASN) inhibitor, demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement compared to placebo in all primary, key secondary, and secondary endpoints Denifanstat demonstrated a favorable safety and tolerability profile Denifanstat was 98% and 178% more effective than U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved sarecycline and doxycycline with regard to placebo-adjusted percent treatment success, respectively, 18.6% for deni ...