New Clinical Trial in Friedreich's Ataxia in Italy

FARA, January 5, 2012 -- The Italian Health Ministry and the Ethics Committee of the San Luigi Hospital in Torino, Italy, have given investigators at the hospital approval to initiate a Phase I clinical trial of a new drug designed specifically to treat Friedreich's ataxia. After additional study site preparations, this Phase I trial will test the Repligen drug, known as RG2833, in patients with Friedreich’s ataxia.