REGENERX BIOPHARMA INC
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Promising Clinical Data with RegeneRx’s Tß4 Drug Candidates Presented on Second Day of Thymosin Meeting

2009-10-02 09:30 ET - News Release


Company Website: http://www.regenerx.com
BETHESDA, Md. -- (Business Wire)

REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (NYSE Amex:RGN) (www.regenerx.com) today reported on several clinical studies with Thymosin beta 4 (Tβ4) presented the Second International Symposium on Thymosins in Health and Disease, in Catania, Italy. The following are synopses of the presentations:

Myocardial Development of RGN-352 (Injectable Tβ4 Peptide)

David Crockford, RegeneRx’s vice president for clinical and regulatory affairs presented an overview of the biological properties that support Tβ4’s near term and long term clinical applications. Mr. Crockford noted that special emphasis is being placed on the development of RGN-352 for the systemic (injectable) treatment of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in combination with percutaneous coronary intervention, the current standard of care in most western countries for this common type of heart attack. The goal with RGN-352 is to prevent or repair continued damage to cardiac tissue post-heart attack, when such tissue around the damaged site remains at risk.

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