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HopeMed: Targeting PRLR for chronic diseases

How HopeMed’s anti-PRLR antibody could treat endometriosis, alopecia with fewer side effects

May 10, 2019 7:15 PM UTC

HopeMed spun out of Peking University last month with a mAb against the prolactin receptor from Bayer that could provide a safe alternative to competing therapies for endometriosis and alopecia.

Hope Medicine Inc. has exclusive worldwide rights from Bayer AG to develop and commercialize the mAb, BAY 1158061, for endometriosis, male and female pattern hair loss and other chronic diseases with dysregulated PRL signaling. ...