Phase I Clinical Trial R327 Advances to 4000mg
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Positive Safety Data from Fifth Cohort of Phase I Clinical Trial
of RECCE® 327 and Initiates Sixth Cohort at 4,000mg
Highlights:
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In Cohort 5, RECCE® 327 (R327) demonstrated good safety and tolerability in
subjects intravenously dosed at 2,000mg
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Independent Safety Committee approves Cohort 6 dosing at 4,000mg; an 80-fold
increase from Cohort 1 at 50mg
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Subjects in Cohort 6 have been recruited and dosing is underway
SYDNEY Australia, 20 May 2022: Recce Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:RCE, FSE:R9Q) (the
Company), the Company developing a New Class of Synthetic Anti-infectives, today announced
that in Cohort 5 of a Phase I clinical trial, R327 demonstrated a good safety and tolerability profile
among 10 healthy male subjects intravenously dosed at 2,000mg. An Independent Safety Committee
has unanimously approved Cohort 6 to commence at 4,000mg, with subjects recruited and dosing
underway.
James Graham, Chief Executive Officer of Recce Pharmaceuticals Ltd said, “This data builds on
previous cohorts and validates RECCE® 327’s compelling safety and tolerability profile, with the
potential to serve as a solution for patients with sepsis. We are greatly encouraged by this progress
and moved quickly to commence dosing of Cohort 6, evaluating R327 in high doses of 4,000mg.”
The Phase I trial is an ascending dose, randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel, double-blind,
single-dose study being conducted at Adelaide's CMAX clinical trial facility. The study is evaluating
the safety and pharmacokinetics of R327 in 7-10 healthy subjects per dose, across eight sequential
dosing cohorts of 50-16,000mg (Trial ID ACTRN12621001313820). The study is on track to have all
Phase I dosing complete by Q2 2022.
According to PEW Charitable Trusts global antibiotic pipeline review, R327 is the only clinical-stage
new class of antibiotic in the world being developed for sepsis, the largest unmet medical need
in human health 1.
This announcement has been approved for release by Recce Pharmaceuticals Board.
1 https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/data-visualizations/2017/nontraditional-products-for-bacterial-infections-in-clinical-development
About Recce Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Recce Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: RCE, FSE: R9Q) is developing a New Class of Synthetic Anti-Infectives
designed to address the urgent global health problems of antibiotic-resistant superbugs and emerging viral
pathogens.
Recce’s anti-infective pipeline includes three patented, broad-spectrum, synthetic polymer anti-infectives:
RECCE® 327 as an intravenous and topical therapy that is being developed for the treatment of serious and
potentially life-threatening infections due to Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria including their
superbug forms; RECCE® 435 as an orally administered therapy for bacterial infections; and RECCE® 529 for
viral infections. Through their multi-layered mechanisms of action, Recce’s anti-infectives have the potential to
overcome the hypercellular mutation of bacteria and viruses – the challenge of all existing antibiotics to date.
The FDA has awarded RECCE® 327 Qualified Infectious Disease Product designation under the Generating
Antibiotic Initiatives Now (GAIN) Act – labelling it for Fast Track Designation, plus 10 years of market exclusivity
post approval. Further to this designation, RECCE® 327 has been included on The Pew Charitable Trusts
Global New Antibiotics in Development Pipeline as the world’s only synthetic polymer and sepsis drug
candidate in development. RECCE® 327 is not yet market approved for use in humans with further clinical
testing required to fully evaluate safety and efficacy.
Recce wholly owns its automated manufacturing, which is supporting present clinical trials. Recce’s antiinfective pipeline seeks to exploit the unique capabilities of its technologies targeting synergistic, unmet
medical needs.
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