DOR BioPharma Announces Publication of orBec(R) Clinical Pulmonary Data in Bone Marrow Trans...(ortal circulation and the superior vena ...)

Dr. Chien added, "This finding has important implications for an alternative method for treatment of pulmonary inflammatory disease, that is, the delivery of a potent glucocorticoid to the pulmonary circulation after ingestion of an oral pro-drug (BDP). Clinical trials examining this novel pulmonary delivery system in patients with inflammatory lung diseases will be of interest."

"The positive pulmonary effects that were observed were clearly of benefit to the GVHD patients," said Brian L. Hamilton, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer of DOR. "The publication of these pulmonary results is exciting as they lead the way to the potential development of new applications of oral BDP in a number of pulmonary inflammatory disorders, such as asthma or interstitial lung diseases, having significant market opportunity beyond the GI area."

About orBec(R)

orBec(R) represents a first-of-its-kind oral, locally acting therapy tailored to treat the gastrointestinal manifestation of GVHD, the organ system where GVHD is most frequently encountered and highly problematic. orBec(R) is intended to reduce the need for systemic immunosuppressive drugs to treat GI GVHD. Beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) is a highly potent, topically active corticosteroid that has a local effect on inflamed tissue. BDP has been marketed in the US and worldwide since the early 1970s as the active pharmaceutical ingredient in a nasal spray and in a metered-dose inhaler for the treatment of patients with allergic rhinitis and asthma. orBec(R) is formulated for oral administration in GI GVHD patients as a single product consisting of two tablets; one tablet is intended to release BDP in the proximal portions of the GI tract, and the other tablet is intended to release BDP in the distal portions of the GI tract.

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