Foghorn’s AML/MDS Trial Moved From Partial To Full Clinical Hold

Uveal Melanoma Study Continues

A Phase I clinical trial of Foghorn’s FHD-286, which was placed on a partial hold in May after one death, is on a full hold now that multiple deaths may be attributed to differentiation syndrome.

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Foghorn's Phase I trial of FHD-286 in AML/MDS is on a full clinical hold • Source: Shutterstock

Foghorn Therapeutics Inc.’s lead drug candidate FHD-286 has the potential to treat both hematological malignancies and solid tumors, but its future in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) is unclear now that a Phase I dose-escalation trial is on a full clinical hold because multiple patient deaths may be linked to differentiation syndrome.

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