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23 Mar 2012

MediciNova Completes Enrolment in Phase-II Trial of MN-221 in Asthma

The trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of MN-221 - a novel, highly selective beta-adrenergic receptor agonist that is designed to be delivered via intravenous infusion.

Biopharmaceutical company MediciNova, Inc. has completed enrolment in a phase-II clinical trial assessing MN-221 in patients with acute exacerbations of asthma.

 

The study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of MN-221 - a novel, highly selective beta-adrenergic receptor agonist that is designed to be delivered via intravenous infusion.

 

This means that unlike existing therapies, which are inhaled, the new therapy bypasses the patient's constricted airways and is delivered directly to the lungs.

 

Researchers enrolled 176 patients who had attended an emergency room in the US and were not responding to standard pharmacotherapy.

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