Nymox Announces Positive Immunogenicity Results for NX-1207 BPH Program
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J., Feb. 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (Nasdaq:NYMX) is pleased to announce its lead drug candidate, NX-1207, has not shown any evidence of eliciting an immune reaction in men treated with intraprostatic injections of the drug. Extensive clinical immunogenicity testing of men in the Company's pivotal Phase 3 trials (NX02-0017 and NX02-0018) and Phase 3 repeat injection safety study (NX02-0020) showed no evidence of antidrug antibody formation. Periodic safety monitoring reviews of the NX-1207 trials to date have shown no evidence of any allergic reaction to the drug either on first injection or repeat injection.
Positive immunogenicity testing of NX-1207 is an important step in the Company's drug development program. The results are consistent with the pharmacological and pharmacokinetic profile of the drug and augment the extensive safety experience with the drug in men with over 1,000 men having received the drug to date.
The Company will present more detailed scientific data from
these studies at upcoming medical conferences. NX-1207 is in late
stage Phase
3 development in the U.S. for the treatment of benign prostatic
hyperplasia (BPH), a common condition of older men associated with
growth in prostate size as men age. The Company's NX02-0017 pivotal
Phase 3 trial has completed enrollment. Phase 3 trial activities
of
NX-1207 for BPH have begun in Europe sponsored by Recordati S.p.A.,
the company's European licensing partner. In the BPH studies to
date, a single dose of NX-1207 has been found to produce
symptomatic improvements about double that reported for currently
approved BPH drugs without causing the sexual or cardiovascular
side effects associated with those drugs.
NX-1207 is also being evaluated for the treatment of low risk
localized prostate cancer where NX-1207 is administered directly
into the area of the prostate where the cancer was detected. A U.S.
Phase 2 study
(NX03-0040) for that indication is in progress.
BPH causes progressive difficulties with urination, such as
nocturia, urge to void frequently, acute urinary retention and
other problems.
The condition can seriously impact the health and quality of life
of middle aged and older men. It is estimated that 50% of men in
their 50s have pathological signs of prostatic hyperplasia and a
high proportion of men as they age suffer from moderate to severe
urinary problems and symptoms associated with BPH.
More information about Nymox is available at www.nymox.com,
email:
info@nymox.com, or 800-936-9669.
This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" as defined in the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and the actual results and future events could differ materially from management's current expectations. Such factors are detailed from time to time in Nymox's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory authorities.
CONTACT: Brian Doyle
Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation
1-800-93NYMOX
www.nymox.com
Posted: February 2013
