Friday, 27 July 2012

Preliminary Findings on Rheumatoid Arthritis by Protalex


Protalex, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company that is undoubtedly developing a class of drugs devised to treat a big range of autoimmune and inflammatory health conditions now introduced preliminary revelation from its recently finished Phase 1b randomized, multiple-dose, dose-escalation survey. The research based in South Africa of PRTX-100 in adult affected individuals with active rheumatoid arthritis symptoms (RA) confirmed that PRTX-100 was usually secure and well accepted in affected individuals along with active RA at all dose levels.

An entire of 37 affected individuals who had active RA on methotrexate were really enrolled in 4 dose-escalating cohorts varying from 0.15 ug/kg to 1.50 ug/kg of PRTX-100 or placebo, administered on a weekly basis for 4 weeks. Overall safety and disorder activity were really tested over 16 weeks implementing the first dose.

"The primary disease activity achievements out of this trial demonstrated a suitable safety profile and warrants further study of PRTX-100 at doses of 1.50 µg/kg and better in a new clinical trial. As soon as the full analysis of the facts from the South Africa survey is soon finished, we are going to be better informed related to design regarding the new study which we desire will offer a fuller understanding of overall safety and treatment result on RA disease activity measures in addition to help define the optimum dose," stated William E. Gannon, Jr., M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Protalex.

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