RE: Position building31 May 2022 18:02
The value is in these two points on NXP002
“The study, performed in collaboration with the Newcastle Fibrosis Research Group, a top level multi-disciplinary research group of Newcastle University, UK, examined both the anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory potential of NXP002 in combination with the current SOC therapies, pirfenidone or nintedanib, using human precision cut lung slices taken from a single IPF donor.
The preliminary data from this study shows that the combination of NXP002 with SOC provided strong evidence of additional effects compared to either SOC alone on both fibrotic and inflammatory markers. In addition, the results showed evidence of similar or better activity of lower doses of SOC in combination with NXP002, compared to higher doses of SOC alone, indicating a potential for a dose-sparing effect of the combination. These data supplement the previously reported study of NXP002 in the same preclinical model where positive effects were seen when NXP002 was dosed alone and now there is strong data in combination with SOC therapy.
Dr Lee Borthwick, Senior Lecturer in Fibrosis Biology at the Newcastle Fibrosis Research Group, Newcastle University, said: "The data from this most recent study of Nuformix's drug candidate, NXP002, are very encouraging in combination with current IPF drugs and show clear attenuation of both fibrosis and inflammatory markers in combination with pirfenidone or nintedanib. This reinforces previous work done in our laboratories on this compound."