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Acceleron Pharma starts Phase 1 ACE-536 trial

PBR Staff Writer Published 14 September 2011

Acceleron Pharma, US based discoverer, developer and manufacturer of novel protein therapeutics for orphan diseases and cancer, has started a dose-escalating, multiple-dose Phase 1 to evaluate ACE-536.

ACE-536 is being developed as a treatment of anemia in a global collaboration with Celgene Corporation.

The trial aims to evaluate the tolerability, pharmacodynamics, safety and pharmacokinetics of ACE-536.

Acceleron will receive a $7.5m payment from Celgene for achieving this milestone event.

Acceleron CEO John Knopf said ACE-536 has the potential to make a significant impact on the treatment of anemia, specifically, in diseases such as Myelodysplastic syndromes and beta-thalassemia in which the severe anemia isn't well managed by currently available therapies.

"ACE-536 is our fourth internally discovered, developed and manufactured drug to enter human clinical trials in the past five years," Knopf said.

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