Synvista Therapeutics Announces Initiation of the BREAK Study of Alagebrium for Diastolic Hea...(ities for heart failure. We look forward...)

About Alagebrium

Alagebrium is Synvista's clinical candidate for interfering with A.G.E.- related sclerosis and fibrosis of the heart, kidney and other tissues leading to heart failure, diabetic nephropathy and other disorders. It is a proprietary A.G.E. crosslink breaker that functions unlike any previously developed pharmaceutical agents to reverse the disease states associated with age or diabetes-related stiffening of vessels, tissues and organs. Alagebrium has completed a series of single- and multiple-dose Phase 1 studies in humans and has demonstrated efficacy in heart failure in several open-label Phase 2 trials. To date approximately 1,000 patients have received alagebrium treatment and the drug continues to exhibit a clean safety profile.

About Heart Failure

Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that impairs the ability of the ventricle to fill with or eject blood. The primary manifestations of heart failure are dyspnea and fatigue, which may limit exercise tolerance, result in fluid retention, and lead to pulmonary congestion and peripheral edema. These abnormalities impair the functional capacity and quality of life of affected individuals.

Heart failure is a major and growing global public health problem. Approximately 5 million patients in the U.S. and about 10 million in Europe have heart failure, according to the American Heart Association. The number of heart failure deaths has increased steadily despite advances in treatment. Heart failure results in more than 1 million hospitalizations at a cost of more than $15 billion annually in the U.S. alone.

Most of the available treatments for heart failure are not aimed at the underlying pathophysiological processes that occur in the heart and blood vessels. In this respect, the Com
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