RE: code for a placing ?25 Oct 2017 15:18
I suspect the lessons learned from the Astra trial are being put into practice... see below from SNG Press release dated 27th Sept...
First, studies in COPD patients published in 2017 suggest that, looking at all colds in the study
period, the risk that a cold will cause an exacerbation of COPD is around 50%2 and could be
even higher in particular at risk patients3 , making COPD a very attractive market.
The exacerbation rate in the INEXAS and Aviragen trials in asthma was below 10%.
Secondly, a novel point of care diagnostic tool has been developed which enables rapid
confirmation of the existence of a respiratory viral infection when patients present themselves
at the hospital or trial site. This enables us to treat only those patients who are infected with
a virus, significantly reducing the number of subjects required to show the potential effect of
SNG001. Clearly this has significant benefits in the future, allowing accurate prescribing of
an anti-viral therapy quickly to those patients who could benefit from treatment.
Synairgen�s strategy for its wholly-owned SNG001 programme is to progress into clinical
development in COPD. The Company has therefore designed a short trial for the winter of
2017/18 to evaluate the potential of SNG001 in COPD, which is being submitted for regulatory
approval