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"There is a strong tradition of Israeli cooperation in clinical trials ultimately reviewed at the central European level. We are pleased and excited to include Israel in this Phase I/II clinical study and in our work toward market registration of Trappsol® Cyclo™ in the EU," said N. Scott Fine, CTD Holdings' Chairman and CEO.
The addition of the Soroka University Medical Center and Emek Medical Center brings the total number of sites involved in the Phase I/II study to six. The company expects patients to be enrolled at both Israeli sites by the end of October 2017.
"Addition of these sites will allow us to rapidly expand our enrollment, especially among pediatric patients," said Dr. Sharon Hrynkow, CTD's Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs and lead for the company's clinical program.
NPC is characterized by accumulation of cholesterol in the lysosomal compartment of every cell in the body. It may present in infants and young children, as well as in adolescents and into adulthood.
"This is a devastating diagnosis for parents to receive since all patients will ultimately succumb to the disease in one way or another," said Dr. Orna Staretz-Chacham, neonatologist and lead investigator for the study at Soroka University Medical Center. "And, since NPC is a systemic disease, it presents differently in each patient, often leading to under-diagnosis or misdiagnosis of the disease. Our great hope is that this study will lead to an approved drug that will be an effective systemic treatment for NPC."
To date, intravenous Trappsol® Cyclo™ has been administered to 21 NPC patients worldwide, some for more than six years, via Compassionate Use Programs. Data from treating physicians in the Compassionate Use Programs have demonstrated that multiple patients have shown marked improvements in neurological symptoms, lung function or liver morphology, or had stabilization of disease progression, with no significant safety concerns.
The incidence of NPC in Israel is higher in some sub-populations than in the general population due to marriage patterns and cultural norms. Dr. Ronen Spiegel, a clinical geneticist and chairman of pediatrics at Emek Medical Center, also the lead investigator for the study at Emek Medical Center said, "We are excited to be able to join this study and to contribute to the knowledge base that will ultimately help not only our patients in Israel, but NPC patients everywhere."
In addition to the Phase I/II clinical study based in Europe and Israel, the Company is also conducting a Phase I clinical study in the United States. CTD Holdings previously received Orphan Drug designation for the use of Trappsol® Cyclo™ in NPC from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency and Fast Track designation for the Phase I study in the United States.
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