TAIPEI and SAN DIEGO, Oct. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Senhwa Biosciences, Inc. (TPEx: 6492), a drug development company focusing on first-in-class therapeutics for oncology, rare diseases, and infectious diseases, today announced that FDA issues Study May Proceed letter for its developing drug Pidnarulex (CX-5461) in trial entitled 'Pilot Study of Pidnarulex Pharmacodynamics in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors' sponsored by the US National Cancer Institute (NCI).

The study will assess whether Pidnarulex (CX-5461) induces a Rad51 response, in patients with and without homologous repair deficiency (HRD) genetic mutations. This pilot study also aims to explore potential biomarkers beyond BRCA1/2 and PALB2 that may demonstrate synthetic lethality with Pidnarulex (CX-5461). The findings from this study may identify patients who are more responsive to Pidnarulex (CX-5461) treatment, potentially expanding its therapeutic applications, and may accelerate its path to market approval.