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PARIS, December 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ExonHit Therapeutics, a drug and diagnostic discovery company, announced today that it has obtained a regulatory approval to initiate a Phase 2 clinical trial of its therapeutic compound, EHT 0202, in patients with Alzheimer's disease. EHT 0202 is a compound, with a novel mechanism of action, which has shown benefits on memory and neuronal loss.
This will be the first Phase 2 clinical trial for EHT 0202, it will be a multi-center, double-blind trial, in which 135 patients will be randomized. The trial's primary endpoint is the safety and tolerability of the product when it is administered orally for a 3 month period in conjunction with an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, the most common therapy used to treat Alzheimer's disease. The trial will also provide preliminary data on EHT 0202's clinical efficacy, in particular regarding its effects on cognition and behaviour.
Alzheimer's disease is a major public heath issue, with a patient population that is expected to grow rapidly in the near future because of the aging population. It is estimated that over 25 million people worldwide, including 860 thousand in France, suffer from Alzheimer's disease or assimilated pathologies. "Medical research has made significant progress in that field, as shown by the number of therapies now available, however their efficacy remains limited. There is thus a significant need for new and innovative therapies, which will not only provide symptomatic relief but also modify the disease's evolution by slowing or even stopping its underlying neurodegenerative process." stated Olivier Sol, MD, Clinical Director ExonHit.
"EHT 0202's pharmacological properties, linked to its GABA-A receptor
modulating role, offer a promising approach to restoring the CNS processes
that are altered in Alzheimer's disease, such as neuron degeneration and
cognition. Indeed, this compound redirects the processing of APP (Amyloid
Precursor Prot
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