GDC-2394: an Oral NLRP3 Inflammasome Inhibitor
GDC-2394
oral NLRP3 inhibitor predicted human dose of 500 mg QD LLE opt. and tox. mitig. from prev. clin. Cand. J. Med. Chem. Genentech, South San Francisco, CA
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