Tag: AnaCardio

AnaCardio´s Phase 1b/2a GOAL-HF1 study in patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) published in The Lancet

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 25, 2026 – AnaCardio, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel drugs to treat heart failure, today announced the publication in The Lancet of results from its Phase 1b/2a GOAL-HF1 study evaluating AC01, a first-in-class, oral calcium-sensitising contractile agent, in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). The results showed a favourable safety and tolerability profile, dose-proportional pharmacokinetics with confirmed target engagement. In exploratory efficacy analyses, numerical rapid and sustained improvements in haemodynamics and cardiac structure and function were observed on top of optimised guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT).

Karolinska Development’s portfolio company AnaCardio’s founder publishes article that supports development of heart failure drug candidate AC01

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN March 14, 2023. Karolinska Development AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: KDEV) today announces that the founder of its portfolio company AnaCardio, Professor Lars Lund, has published an article on a heart failure study in the scientific journal European Heart Journal. The study’s publication reinforces the company’s efforts to develop a […]

AnaCardio exercises option to license a program in heart failure from Helsinn

AnaCardio exercises option to license a program in heart failure from Helsinn Lugano, Switzerland and Stockholm, Sweden, February 3, 2022 – Helsinn Group (“Helsinn”), a fully integrated, global biopharma company with a diversified pipeline of innovative oncology assets and strong track-record of commercial execution, and AnaCardio, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel drugs to treat heart failure, are pleased to announce that AnaCardio has […]

Karolinska Development’s portfolio company AnaCardio strengthens its organization to facilitate clinical trial of the drug candidate AC01 in heart failure

STOCKHOLM SWEDEN – October 25, 2021. Karolinska Development AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: KDEV) announces today that the portfolio company AnaCardio has strengthened its organization in preparation for the initiation of a phase 1b/2a study of its drug candidate AC01 in patients with heart failure. The company’s goal is to develop an […]