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Glycotex, Inc. Obtains Active IND From US Food and Drug Administration for GLYC-101 Wound Healing Compound
| Source: Glycotex, Inc., Novogen Limited
ROCKVILLE, MD--(Marketwire - January 7, 2008) - Glycotex, Inc. announced today that it had
obtained an active Investigational New Drug Application (IND) from the US
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the start of a phase IIa clinical
trial of its lead product candidate GLYC-101, administered topically for
the treatment of burn wounds.
The phase IIa human clinical trial to be conducted in the US is a
randomized double-blind, placebo controlled clinical trial designed to
investigate the safety and clinical outcomes of topically applied GLYC-101
compared to placebo in subjects undergoing carbon dioxide laser skin
resurfacing.
GLYC-101 has already completed a phase II human clinical trial in Australia
for the treatment of chronic venous skin ulcers. Glycotex, Inc. intends to
develop GLYC-101 for a wide range of human wound healing and tissue repair
applications including burn wounds, post surgical wounds, diabetic ulcers
and chronic venous ulcers.
About Glycotex, Inc:
Glycotex, Inc. is a US-based development stage biopharmaceutical company
focused on discovering and developing therapies intended to accelerate
human wound healing and tissue repair across a wide range of human
applications. It has licensed from Novogen certain patent rights and
knowhow to use and exploit its technology in a wide range of wound healing
applications.
Glycotex, Inc. is an 81 percent owned subsidiary of Novogen Limited.
For more information, visit www.glycotexinc.com
About Novogen Limited:
Novogen Limited (NASDAQ : NVGN ) (ASX : NRT ) is an Australian biotechnology
company that has patented isoflavones and glucan technologies for the
treatment and prevention of degenerative diseases and disorders. Novogen
is involved in drug discovery and product development for disorders that
are commonly associated with aging and coordinates an international
clinical research and development program with external collaborators,
hospitals and universities. For more information, visit www.novogen.com.
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