Pfizer Inc., 9 Mar 2017. This invention relates to a method of treating a condition or a disease associated with decreased levels or activity of frataxin, including Friedreich's ataxia, comprising administering to a subject in needthereof a therapeutically effective amount of a BET- family bromodomain inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Related methods, pharmaceutical uses and pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed herein.
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Recent Publication and Patent Application Referencing Apabetalone Support its Continued Development and Success,
CALGARY, May 23, 2017 /CNW/ - Resverlogix Corp. ("Resverlogix" or the "Company") (TSX: RVX) today highlighted two additional works involving its lead drug, apabetalone, one recently published by third party academics and one in the form of a patent application by Pfizer Inc. (Pfizer).
Findings on Frataxin Expression and Friedreich's Ataxia:
Recently, Pfizer applied for a patent titled: "Regulators of Frataxin" (WO 2017/037567 A1), their invention relates to the expression of frataxin by utilizing BET-bromodomain inhibitors. The purpose of the invention is for the potential treatment of a rare disease called Friedreich' ataxia (FA). RVX-208 (apabetalone) was listed as a potentially effective agent against this disease which is present in about 1 in 50,000 people. The ataxia of Friedreich's ataxia occurs from the degeneration of nerve tissue in the spinal cord. Symptoms usually begin between 5 to 15 years of age, leading to wheelchair requirements and can eventually lead to early death often related to cardiovascular disease.
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