Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 1 Study of CRN01941 for the Treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumors
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRNX), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapeutics for endocrine diseases and endocrine-related tumors, today announced the initiation of a Phase 1, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, single and multiple-dose study to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of CRN01941 in healthy volunteers. What is CRN01941? It's an oral nonpeptide somatostatin receptor subtype 2 (sst2) biased agonist* designed for the treatment of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) that originate from neuroendocrine cells commonly found in the gut, lung, or pancreas. From the detail contained in the clinical trials document (see below), it appears to involve a capsule. I'm guessing that the use of terms such as 'non-peptide' means that it may not be the same as a somatostatin analogue, but the method…
