Descripción del proyecto
Ischemic Heart Disease kills more than 1.7M people/year in the EU, the vast majority via a heart attack (Myocardial Infarction - MI). Heart failure (HF) is the major cause of death after MI with a prevalence of >26M individuals globally. While current treatment involving restoration of blood flow to the heart saves the MI patient´s life it also causes additional damage to the heart through an inflammatory reaction (reperfusion injury).
ResoTher’s leading drug candidate, RTP-026, is an immunomodulating therapeutic aimed at resolving inflammation triggered during MI, thereby reducing damage to the heart and significantly decreasing risk of HF and death. Pre-clinical data suggests RTP-026 could reduce post-MI HF by >20%. A Phase I study has been conducted to determine safety and tolerability of RTP-026 in Healthy Volunteers. With the EIC we aim to validate RTP-026 clinical effectiveness by means of a Phase IIa patient proof of principle study and Phase IIb proof of concept study.