RE: SARS-CoV-2 viral replication persists in the human lung for several weeks after onset of symptomatic10 Mar 2023 09:52
DocD, the New Years communication from RM which I'm sure you have already read is the only recent thing we have to get an idea as to what the company's "absolute focus" will be going forward. To me its quite clear they are looking to capitalise on the broad-spectrum antiviral properties of SNG001 against RVIs, how this will be achieved is yet to be seen.
"As it stands today, there are no broad-spectrum antivirals approved for use in patients with severe viral lung infections who are at increased risk of progressing to severe disease or death, and this is in the context of more than 3 million people a year being hospitalised due to these infections in the US alone. It is then perhaps not surprising that this also means there is no precedent for a broad-spectrum antiviral clinical development programme. Designing and determining a clinical pathway for this approach is complex, as there are multiple viruses being targeted for different high-risk patient groups.
This is our absolute focus. The Synairgen team, and our partners and advisors, have been working relentlessly to identify the optimal clinical development programme to confirm the signals we have seen, and investigate SNG001 against this wide spectrum of respiratory viruses."