Endeavor’s Phase IIb clinical for IPF met endpoint and the Hedgehog signaling pathway as a targe...
Endeavor BioMedicines recently announced that its IPF candidate taladegib (ENV-101) met the primary endpoint and multiple key secondary endpoints in a Phase IIb study. These results highlight the potential of taladegib in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and further validate the strategy of targeting the Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway. Current standard-of-care therapies, nintedanib and pirfenidone, can only slow the decline in lung function and do not halt or reverse disease progression. Taladegib, by inhibiting aberrantly activated Hedgehog signaling, reduces pulmonary fibrosis and improves lung function. As a Hedgehog pathway inhibitor with the same target, GT1708F also has therapeutic potential for IPF. It inhibits SMO protein activity, thereby affecting Hh pathway
Successful Completion of Long-Term Human Safety Trial Of KT-939
Suzhou, 7 September, 2026-Kintor Pharmaceutical Limited (“Kintor Pharma”, HKEX: 9939), announced that the long-term human safety trial of KT-939, an in-house developed novel and highly effective tyrosinase inhibitor for inhibiting melanin production, was successfully completed on 4 September 2026. A total of 114 subjects received continuous administration of KT-939 for 52 consecutive weeks, and preliminary data indicate that none of them experienced any adverse skin reactions, in line with the 28 week interim clinical results, fully demonstrating the excellent safety profile of KT-939. The long-term safety trial is an open-label, single-arm, single-center study designed to evaluate the potential for long-term topical use of cosmetics containing the raw material KT-939 to induce a
Statement by Kintor Pharmaceutical Regarding Beiersdorf’s Reference to the KT-939 PCT Search Report
On March 20, 2026, Beiersdorf issued another public statement. While the first part of the statement focuses on the results related to Thiamidol®630, we make no comment on their product claims. However, the latter part again refers to KT-939 and selectively interprets the International Search Report (ISR) and Written Opinion issued during the PCT international application process (PCT/CN2025/091903). To ensure that consumers and investors have an accurate understanding of the situation, Kintor Pharmaceutical hereby clarifies the following: The PCT International Search Report is a preliminary reference opinion. Substantive examination by national patent offices has not yet begun, and it does not constitute a final determination on patent grant. Under the global framework of the Patent Coope