CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPI) announced today that it has initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial for its Trofex molecular imaging program for the detection and staging of metastatic prostate cancer. The trial is designed to investigate two small molecule radiopharmaceutical candidates that target prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), MIP-1072 and MIP-1095, in order to select a lead candidate for further development and commercialization. Molecular Insight is conducting the study under an exploratory Investigational New Drug (IND) application submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
