New market research report on orthopedic instrumentation products
October 24, 2017
The study showed no difference between the treatment and placebo groups for the key safety measures, including coagulation markers and adverse events. In-stent plaque area and lumen area, as assessed by intravascular ultrasound at six months, were similar for both groups. VT-111 demonstrated no drug-related adverse events and no neutralizing antibodies (low immunogenicity) in the patient population.
"This drug candidate is Viron's first successful adaptation of a viral anti-inflammatory protein into a therapeutic for the treatment of human disease, validating Viron's unique approach and our proprietary PROSPECT(TM) technology, a platform for the discovery of new immune-modulating protein therapeutics from pathogens," said James Rae, Chief Executive Officer of Viron Therapeutics. "To complement these studies in patients with vascular disease, we plan to initiate a clinical trial for VT-111 in solid organ transplantation, an area with a well-defined patient population where novel anti-inflammatory drugs have significant potential to address an unmet medical need. Our drug has demonstrated remarkable efficacy in preclinical proof-of-concept studies to support this indication."
The presentation was entitled "Viral Anti-inflammatory Treatment of Unstable Coronary Syndromes: The VT-111 Acute Coronary Syndrome Trial". A copy of Dr. Tardif's presentation is available on Viron's website, www.vironinc.
SOURCE Viron Therapeutics Inc.