Benzinga | Mar 31, 2021 09:54AM EDT

Aptorum ALS-4 Study Starts Dosing In Healthy Volunteers

* Aptorum Group Ltd (NASDAQ: APM) has dosed the first human subject in its Phase 1 trial evaluating ALS-4, an orally-administered small molecule drug to treat infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus, including MRSA.

* The Phase 1 trial will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of ALS-4 in healthy adult volunteers.

* The study plans to enroll up to 48 and 24 volunteers for the single-ascending dose (SAD) and multiple-ascending dose (MAD) cohorts, respectively. Enrollment for the first cohort of SAD has been completed.

* Price Action: APM shares are up 4.5% at $3.01 on the last check Wednesday.