Kymera STAT6 Data Set The Bar For ‘Dupixent-In-A-Pill’ Race

First-In-Human Data Exceed Expectations

Kymera will move KT-621 into Phase II trials later this year based on compelling data in healthy volunteers, validating the company’s protein-degradation platform.

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Key Takeaways
  • First-in-human STAT6 degrader data underscores Kymera’s lead in a competitive race to develop an oral Dupixent-like drug.

Kymera Therapeutics delivered a big win with first-in-human data for an oral STAT6 degrader, a potential new class of medicine...

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