Yahoo Finance Cybin (CYBN) Up on FDA Clearance of IND for CYB003 in MDD
Cybin Inc. CYBN announced that it has received a received a “may proceed letter” and a clearance of the investigational new drug (“IND”) application from the FDA to begin a phase I/IIa study evaluating its pipeline candidate, CYB003.
The IND application has been cleared to evaluate Cybin’s proprietary deuterated psilocybin analog, CYB003, for the potential treatment of major depressive disorder (“MDD”). The company plans to begin recruiting patients immediately for the I/IIa study. Safety and pharmacokinetic data from the same are expected in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Shares of Cybin were up 4.7% on Monday following the announcement of the news. The stock has plunged 48.7% so far this year compared with the industry’s decline of 21.6%.
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Per the company, the phase I/IIa study on CYB003 will be the first time that a novel psilocybin analog is investigated for the treatment of MDD.
Earlier this month, Cybin received approval from the United States Institutional Review Board for its first-in-human phase I/IIa study evaluating CYB003 for treating MDD.
The double-blind, placebo-controlled study will investigate people with moderate to severe MDD.
In May 2022, Cybin submitted the IND for the phase I/IIa study evaluating CYB003 for treating MDD.
This apart, Cybin is looking to accelerate the clinical development of another candidate, CYB004, for the potential treatment of anxiety disorders through the planned acquisition of a phase I study from Entheon Biomedical Corp.
Cybin has no approved product in its portfolio at the moment. Therefore, successful development of its pipeline candidates remains a key focus for the company.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Cybin currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). Other stocks worth considering in the biotech sector are Leap Therapeutics, Inc. LPTX, Aeglea BioTherapeutics, Inc. AGLE and Precision BioSciences, Inc. DTIL, all carrying the same Zacks Rank #2 at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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Earnings of Leap Therapeutics have surpassed estimates in three of the trailing four quarters and missed the same on the other occasion. LPTX delivered an earnings surprise of 1.92%, on average.
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Precision BioSciences’ loss per share estimates narrowed 26.2% for 2022 and 42.6% for 2023 in the past 60 days.
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