Youcare Pharmaceutical Group Co.,Ltd. (688658.SH) announced that its subsidiary Beijing Youcare Innovation Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Youcare Innovation") recently received a Study May Proceed Letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approving clinical trials of YKYY013 injection for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus infection (IND Number: 177486). YKYY013 injection is a chemically synthesized double-stranded siRNA drug conjugated with N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) ligand, independently developed by Youcare Innovation and the company's wholly-owned subsidiary Hangzhou Tianlong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Through RNA interference, it effectively silences messenger RNA (mRNA) transcribed from the hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome, thereby inhibiting the production of hepatitis B pathogenic proteins, suppressing HBV replication, and creating conditions for host immune reconstruction, ultimately achieving functional cure of hepatitis B. The clinical application is intended for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
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