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Thrasos Completes Enrollment of Phase 2 THR-184 Clinical Study for Acute Kidney InjuryThrasos Therapeutics, a biotherapeutics company focused on delivering new solutions for kidney disease, announced the completion of enrollment in its Phase 2 clinical study of THR-184 for the prevention of acute kidney injury (AKI) in "at risk" patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Results from the 452-patient study are expected by January 2016. The objective of the study is to evaluate the safety of THR-184 as well as the potential for THR-184 to prevent AKI associated with cardiac surgery in patients with known risk factors for AKI such as age, diabetes, underlying chronic kidney disease and heart failure. In this study THR-184 or placebo was administered both prior to surgery and after surgery. Thrasos began its Phase 2 clinical study in late 2013 and has worked closely with its Canadian Clinical Research Organization (CRO) - The Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (MHICC), its US CRO - Clinical Trial and Consulting (CTI (News - Alert)), its biostatistics and data management CRO - Cytel and 40 leading cardiac surgery centers in the United States and Canada to execute the study. The study employed an adaptive design. In the first stage of the study, three doses were tested and compared to placebo. All assessments were blinded and only made available to the Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC). The IDMC conducted a formal interim analysis under a futility standard in August 2014 at which time it recommended that the Company continue with the highest dose arm. In addition, upon consultation with the Steering Committee, the Company added an additional high dose arm at that time so that the trial now includes two different high dose arms and a placebo arm. The details of the trial can be found at clinicaltrials.gov. "We are committed to improving the lives of kidney disease patients, and are pleased to have completed enrollment in this significant Phase 2 study," said Richard Andrews President and CEO of Thrasos Therapeutics. "Cardiac surgery is a leading cause of AKI, which can lead to a persistent decline in kidney function, and is associated with longer hospital stays, and increased mortality. One in five hospitalized adult patients can experience AKI, and the incidence can be as high as one in two for the at risk population. Completing enrollment in this study is an important step in the development of THR-184 and in bringing forward a new solution for the treatment and prevention of AKI." "This large, important study targets a group of patients with few treatment options, and we are eager to see if THR-184 will prevent the development of acute kidney injury for patients undergoing cardiac surgery," stated Jonathan Himmelfarb, MD, Professor of Medicine Director, Kidney Research Institute, at the University of Washington.
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