NCX 1000 : une phase II avec Axcan

Axcan and its partner, NicOx S.A., are developing NCX-1000, a patented, nitric oxide donating derivative of ursodiol, for the treatment of portal hypertension, a late-stage complication of chronic, advanced liver disease.
The Phase I clinical development program, which is designed to demonstrate the tolerability and safety of NCX-1000, has been completed and the Company is pleased to report that results confirmed the safety profile of this drug. The protocol of a pilot, therapeutic proof-of-concept Phase IIa study was recently approved by the relevant Ethical Review Board. The center where the study will be conducted has started the identification of potential patients. This study should be completed by the end of fiscal 2006.

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