Genaera Begins Dosing Second Phase 1 Trial of Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity Compound Trodusquemine ...( Study in Overweight and Obese Typ...),Health

Study in Overweight and Obese Type 2 Diabetics to Assess Safety and

Pharmacokinetics in addition to Specialized Secondary Endpoints

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genaera Corporation (Nasdaq: GENR) today announced that dosing of subjects has begun in study MSI-1436C-103, the ascending single dose Phase 1 study of trodusquemine (MSI-1436), in overweight and obese type 2 diabetics. MSI-1436 is a novel therapeutic for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity which works centrally and peripherally to regulate insulin and leptin receptor signaling through inhibition of its novel target enzyme PTP-1B.

Study 103 is similar in design to the previously completed Study 101 which was conducted in healthy obese and overweight volunteers. The current study will continue to expand the safety database for MSI-1436 and establish the pharmacokinetics of the drug in a population of type 2 diabetics who are poorly controlled on metformin. The study will also evaluate a range of secondary endpoints including short-term insulin/glucose control indices, glucose tolerance and evaluation of insulin sensitivity.

"We have achieved another important milestone in the development of MSI- 1436 and can now begin collecting data from obese type 2 diabetics," said Jack Armstrong, President and Chief Executive Officer of Genaera. "The unique mechanism of action provides MSI-1436 with the potential to impact two of the key pathologies of type 2 diabetes: insulin resistance and obesity. We anticipate that this clinical study will provide a first step in demonstrating the safety of MSI-1436 in obese and overweight type 2 diabetics and will help determine an optimal therapeutic dose for this population."

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