Epix to accelerate EP-2104R phase IIa trials

AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Jan 3, 2006

MRI contrast developer Epix Pharmaceuticals said it believes it has resolved patient accrual issues that had slowed progress in its phase IIa clinical trial for its investigational fibrin-binding imaging agent, EP-2104R.

The Cambridge, MA-based firm said that patient accrual increased to 35 as of January 3, and it now expects to complete full enrollment of 48 patients in the first quarter of this year. The fibrin-binding imaging agent will be used to image clots, particularly in the carotid arteries, which has potentially important ramifications for physicians evaluating patients at risk of stroke, Epix said.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
January 4, 2006

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Webb steps down at Epix, September 15, 2005

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