Context. GB1211 (Galecto Biotech) is an oral galectin-3 inhibitor under development for fibrotic disease. First described in 1971, galectin-3 , a unique subtype of a 15-member family of carbohydrate-binding proteins, has been implicated in a host of different diseases, such as cancer, liver cirrhosis, and atherosclerosis. Incredibly, over [...]