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LAU-7b (oral fenretinide) is a novel candidate that acts on cell membrane lipids to modulate inflammation signaling and protein trafficking and is being investigated for the treatment of long COVID.
LAU-7b (oral fenretinide) is a novel candidate that acts on cell membrane lipids to modulate inflammation signaling and protein trafficking. Fenretinide was shown to correct the levels of certain membrane phospholipids and sphingolipids in multiple in vitro and in vivo models.
Following the positive outcome of a meeting with the FDA, a first patient was recruited in the Phase 3 expansion of the RESOLUTION study with LAU-7b in hospitalized moderate-to-severe COVID-19 patients.
LAU-7b (Fenretinide) is a unique oral COVID-19 antiviral candidate with inflammation-controlling properties, with the potential to work on all mutations of COVID-19 and broader use in the hospital or at-home settings.
LAU-7b was well-tolerated, with a safety profile comparable to the placebo arm and consistent with the existing safety data. The concomitant standard of care was evenly distributed among the treatment arms.
LAU-7b was initially developed for its potential to trigger the resolution phase of inflammation, a natural mechanism that keeps the inflammatory response under control, without inducing immune-suppression (a “pro-resolving” effect).
Laurent Pharmaceuticals has decided to continue the study of its pro-resolving drug LAU-7b without modification in the Phase II RESOLUTION study in hospitalised Covid-19 patients.
Laurent Pharmaceuticals today announced that it has received approval from the FDA to start enrolling U.S. patients in RESOLUTION, a multicentric Phase 2 randomized placebo-controlled trial testing once-a-day oral LAU-7b as a potential treatment against COVID-19 disease.