NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Recommendation from Independent Data Safety Monitoring Committee of Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial of ANA001 in Hospitalized Patients with Moderate to Severe COVID-19
The two-part Phase 2/3 multi-center, double blind, placebo-controlled study to assess safety, tolerability, and efficacy of ANA001 is being conducted in the
The Phase 3 part of the trial is expected to enroll several hundred patients, with the primary endpoints being median time to hospital discharge, safety and tolerability. Secondary objectives will evaluate clinical improvement and the need and duration for rescue therapy.
"The DMC's recommendation to continue enrollment of the Phase 2/3 clinical trial, without modification, is an important milestone for our lead drug candidate, ANA001, as a potential treatment for COVID-19," stated
For more information on this clinical trial, please visit: www.clinicaltrials.gov, NCT04603924
About Niclosamide and ANA001
ANA001 is a proprietary oral niclosamide formulation in development as a treatment for patients with COVID-19. Niclosamide has antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties, and a well-understood safety profile in humans. ANA001 is currently being studied in a 60-subject Phase 2 clinical trial conducted in the
Additional in vitro studies have shown that niclosamide prevents replication of SARS-CoV-2 at very low concentrations and that the compound appears to exhibit three distinct mechanisms of action: 1) acting as a potent antiviral against a variety of other viruses including influenza; 2) reducing inflammation without suppressing the immune system; and 3) providing bronchodilation, which is a useful pulmonary mechanism for at-risk patients with underlying pulmonary and/or cardiovascular conditions.
As a result, the company believes ANA001 has the potential to reduce viral load and inflammation associated with cytokine dysregulation, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and coagulation abnormalities and thus improve time to clinical improvement defined as hospital discharge recorded using the WHO Ordinal Scale for Clinical Improvement.
The company believes ANA001 has distinct competitive advantages in this market, including (1) offering an effective treatment for COVID-19; (2) having 3+ year marketing exclusivity in the
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