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Generative AI-driven drug Rentosertib enters Phase III trial for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (opens in a new tab)
news-medical.net · 2026-09-10
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Generative AI-driven drug Rentosertib enters Phase III trial for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
news-medical.net · 2026-09-10
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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedInsilico Medicine announced that it has dosed the first patient with Rentosertib in GENESIS-IPF-3, a Phase III clinical trial for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedThe trial is described as a prospective, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study evaluating once-daily Rentosertib over 52 weeks.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedThe study is expected to enroll 320 participants across 47 centers in China, with the primary endpoint being the annual rate of decline in forced vital capacity over 52 weeks and the key secondary endpoint being time to first disease progression event.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedThe article says preliminary Phase IIa findings showed promising results, including improvements in lung function among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and that the Phase III trial is designed to validate those findings in a larger, longer study.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedThe story frames Rentosertib as the world's first drug candidate discovered and developed using generative AI, and says earlier Insilico papers described the AI-driven discovery process, Phase IIa results, and a 2026 study on biological aging clocks.View evidenceHide evidence
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PubMed, Europe PMC, Crossref · 15 candidate papers
Comparative efficacy and safety of monotherapy and combination pharmacotherapies for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
BMC Pulmonary Medicine · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC
Reference values for forced vital capacity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Respiratory Medicine · 2017 · Crossref
A Scoping Review of Emerging Treatments in the Pipeline for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Future Perspectives
2026 · Europe PMC
A generative AI-discovered TNIK inhibitor for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a randomized phase 2a trial.
Nature Medicine · 2025 · PubMed, Europe PMC
Forced vital capacity, total lung capacity and diffusion capacity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias · 2018 · Crossref
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