Oral Therapy MZE001 Well-tolerated in Healthy Volunteers in Trial

MZE001, an experimental oral substrate reduction treatment for Pompe disease, was well-tolerated in both single and multiple doses in a study conducted in healthy volunteers, according to Maze Therapeutics, the therapy’s developer. Based on the trial’s findings, Maze is planning to launch a new study in 2023 to…

First Healthy Volunteers Dosed in Trial of Oral Therapy MZE001

The first healthy volunteers have been dosed in a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating MZE001, Maze Therapeutics’ experimental oral therapy for Pompe disease. “The initiation of this study is a significant milestone for both Maze and the Pompe community as we advance into the clinic with a potentially…

Maze Raises $190M, Gears Up for First Clinical Testing of MZE001

Maze Therapeutics has announced its plans to begin clinical testing of MZE001, its lead candidate therapy for Pompe disease, in the first half of this year. The California-based precision medicine company raised $190 million in financing — led by Matrix Capital Management — to support the development of…

Maze Therapeutics Aims to Bring Oral Pompe Therapy Into Clinical Testing

Maze Therapeutics announced its first three lead therapeutic candidates, including an investigational oral medication designed to treat Pompe disease. Pompe disease is caused by genetic mutations that make the body unable to break down glycogen, a complex sugar molecule. As a result, glycogen builds to toxic levels in…