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MacroChem Acquires Rights To Pexiganan, A Novel Topical Anti Infective For Treatment Of Diabetic Foot Infections, From Genaera
June 26, 2008 | |
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“We emulate this be a current opportunity for MacroChem to make wider its goods portfolio with a product that has already completed two Phase 3 clinical suit and that fits our strategic focus and equivalent fragment our head product applicant, EcoNail(R) for treatment of fastener fungus,” stated Robert J. DeLuccia, President and CEO of MacroChem. “Both drugs would extravagance virus of the foot predominantly treat by indistinguishable prescribe procedure, namely podiatrists. Both EcoNail and pexiganan be potentially of flavour to a larger numeral of physician specialists and initial limelight physician. MacroChem would ultimately be seeking a partner for marketing to those group while retain rights to souk to elected physician specialists.” In clinical trials in the past conduct by Genaera, done 1000 human premise be unclothed to pexiganan in need safekeeping concern, with 418 patients who received pexiganan in two Phase 3 clinical trials submit in a New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1998. The primary clinical endpoint of one of the two Phase 3 trials be judge by the FDA to take in be achieve. The other Phase 3 clinical trial, which do not unite its specified endpoint, provide alive supportive facts indicative of the clinical pro of pexiganan. At that incident, difficulties with Chemistry Manufacturing & Controls (CMC) and an FDA will for one superfluous controlled trial precluded greetings. MacroChem believe that since that time, judgmental improvements have been made in peptide business process also in role of in clinical trial logo and lynching. MacroChem programme to implement a program to address the previously identified CMC issues and pick up fine dialogue with the FDA to swot the becoming clinical credit side of the road.
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