Fears that the Banyamulenge, Congolese Tutsi from SouthKivu province, would be targeted after the M23’s withdrawal led many families to leave the city together with the armed group, though an unknown number remain.
“Dosing the first patient with KIVU-107 marks an important milestone for Kivu and for patients with advanced solid tumors who urgently need better treatment options,” said Mohit Trikha, Ph.D., President and Chief Operating Officer, Kivu Bioscience.
The first-in-human Phase 1 study (NCT07229313) is designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary anti-tumor activity of KIVU-107 in patients with advanced solid malignancies ...Kivu is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.
With the recent fall of Uvira in SouthKivu to the AFC/M23 movement, the US diplomacy has chosen to single out one party — Rwanda — while underplaying the responsibilities of the DRC with its coalition of armed groups and its military ally, Burundi.