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Summit successfully tests muscle dystrophy drug

Wed, 10th Oct 2012 09:08

Shares in drug developer Summit Corporation rocketed on Wednesday after it announced positive results in tests for its new Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) drug.DMD is a fatal muscle wasting disease for which there is currently no cure.The firm announced positive top-line results from a Phase 1 clinical trial of 'SMT C1100', a potential disease modifying drug that works to increase the amount of a naturally occurring protein called atropin.It now hopes to progress to trials on patients.Summit said the first phase of trials had met primary objectives, with results showing the formulation to be safe and well tolerated at all doses."Importantly, the new formulation also demonstrated improved levels of absorption of the drug that were above those anticipated to be needed to achieve clinical efficacy," the firm said."These results are strongly supportive for the progression of SMT C1100 into patient clinical trials.The company's shares were up 23.3% to 4.62p by 0900 following the announcement.
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Summit Therapeutics widens loss as drug development continues

(ShareCast News) - Drug discovery and development company Summit Therapeutics posted its financial results for the third quarter to 31 October on Thursday. The AIM-traded firm had cash and cash equivalents at period end of £34.6m compared to £16.3m on 31 January. Its loss for the nine months was £1

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16 Nov 2016 12:28

Summit Therapeutics enrols first US patients in ezutromid trial for DMD

(ShareCast News) - AIM-listed drug discovery and development company Summit Therapeutics has enrolled its first patients in phase II proof of concept trials in the US of ezutromid in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Summit said enrolment and dosing of patients into Phase Out DMD in the UK

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6 Oct 2016 14:28

Summit Therapeutics shares plummet despite positive progress

(ShareCast News) - Drug discovery and development company Summit Therapeutics presented preclinical data at the 21st International Congress of the World Muscle Society in Granada, Spain on Thursday, including further findings from its programme to develop tools to measure biomarkers of muscle health

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4 Oct 2016 11:52

BUZZ-Summit Therapeutics: Best day since 2009 on Sarepta deal

** Shares in drug developer Summit Therapeutics up 58 pct after teams up with US drug co Sarepta Therapeutics to develop and market DMD drug in Europe ** Stock poised for its best day since April 2009 ** Co gets $40 mln upfront payment, could receive up to $522 million in milestone p

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9 Aug 2016 11:51

Summit Therapeutics Sees Positive Phase I Trial Results For Ezutromid

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21 Jun 2016 06:46

Summit Therapeutics Shows Further Positive Trial Data For Ridinilazole

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17 Jun 2016 11:21

Summit Therapeutics Enrols First Patient In Phase II Ezutromid Trial

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2 Jun 2016 14:30

Cash reduced, losses widen at Summit Therapeutics

(ShareCast News) - Drug discovery and development company Summit Therapeutics posted its first quarter results on Thursday, with cash reduced and losses widening. The AIM-traded firm, which is advancing therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and C. difficile infection (CDI), had cash and ca

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10 May 2016 16:46

Losses widen at Summit Therapeutics

(ShareCast News) - Drug discovery and development company Summit Therapeutics reported an increase in cash and activities in its full-year results on Tuesday, though its losses widened as it carried its projects towards commercialisation. The AIM-traded firm had cash and cash equivalents of £16.3m o

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10 May 2016 11:20

Summit Therapeutics Posts Widened Loss As It Progresses Programmes

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28 Apr 2016 11:11

Summit Therapeutics Gets Further US Patent For Antibiotic Ridinlazole

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26 Apr 2016 11:16

Summit Therapeutics Gets Clearance To Expand Ezutromid Trial To US

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30 Mar 2016 12:48

Summit reports positive results from Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment

(ShareCast News) - Summit Therapeutics reported positive interim findings on Wednesday, from a recent Phase 1 trial of a new oral formulation of its SMT C1100 therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The AIM-traded drug discovery and development company focuses on advancing therapies for Duchenne mu

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30 Mar 2016 11:06

Summit Therapeutics Gets Positive Interim SMT C1100 Test Results

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7 Mar 2016 12:43

Summit Therapeutics Sees Further Positive Data For Ridinilazole

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