West Virginia University

Graduate tenant’s drug passes human trial test

Protea Biosciences has completed a human trial on a new drug that would be used to treat chronic pancreatic disease.

The company is testing the safety and effectiveness of a genetically engineered enzyme that would be used to treat a condition common in people who have cystic fibrosis and pancreatic cancer.

A second human clinical trial for the drug is expected to start next year.

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