Metabolex Begins Phase 2 Trial of MBX-8025 for Treatment of Dy...(enroll 180 overweight or obese non-diabe...),Health

Date:9/25/2007

enroll 180 overweight or obese non-diabetic patients and assess two different doses of MBX-8025, given over an 8-week treatment period, both alone and in combination with Lipitor(R). The primary endpoint is the reduction in Apo B-100 compared with placebo. Secondary endpoints include measurements of the effect of treatment on LDL, HDL, triglycerides and body weight and composition. Metabolic parameters, including glucose and insulin levels, will also be assessed.

MBX-8025 regulates fatty acid degradation, lipid storage/transport and insulin sensitivity. Metabolex has in-licensed the patents and the exclusive development and commercialization rights to MBX-8025 from Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, a Johnson & Johnson company.

About Metabolex

Metabolex is a privately held biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel therapeutics to transform the treatment of diabetes and related metabolic disorders. Metabolex has drawn on its deep understanding of diabetes to create the largest database of genes involved in diabetes and to build a rich pipeline of product candidates and drug discovery targets. The company has three clinical-stage compounds: MBX-102/JNJ 39659100, in Phase 2/3 testing; MBX-2044, in Phase 2a; and MBX-8025, being studied in dyslipidemia, now in Phase 2. Ortho-McNeil, Inc. has the exclusive right to develop and commercialize MBX-102/JNJ 39659100 and MBX-2044. For additional information about Metabolex and its development pipeline, visit http://www.metabolex.com.

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