Genascence Announces Completion of Dosing and Interim Safety Data for Phase 1 Clinical Trial of GNSC-001 in Osteoarthritis
Genascence Corporation, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing life-changing gene therapy products for prevalent musculoskeletal diseases, announced that dosing across all three cohorts has been completed in Phase 1 clinical trial of GNSC-001 for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA).
GNSC-001 is an adeno-associated vector (AAV) carrying a coding sequence for interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra), a potent inhibitor of interleukin-1 (IL-1) signaling. IL-1 is considered one of the key mediators involved in the pathogenesis of OA, causing inflammation as well as cartilage destruction. GNSC-001 is designed to offer long-term, sustained inhibition of IL-1 following a single injection into the affected joint.
Genascence was founded in 2017, with technology licensed from three leading U.S. research institutions: Mayo Clinic, University of Florida, and NYU Langone Health. Steven Ghivizzani, Ph.D., professor and director of Orthopedic Gene Therapy at UF’s College of Medicine, is one of the co-founders.
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