BioAge Labs Announces First Participant Dosed in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of BGE-102, a Novel Brain-Penetrant NLRP3 Inhibitor
First-in-human study evaluating safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of BGE-102, an orally available small molecule with potential best-in-class profile
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