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Alizyme plc

UK authorities grant approval for trial of ulcerative colitis therapy

Published in Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions and Ventures Week, April 16th, 2005

Alizyme plc (AZM) has received approval from the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for a pivotal phase III clinical trial of Colal-Pred for the treatment of patients with acute ulcerative colitis.

The trial will be a randomized, double-blind, active comparator controlled, parallel-group study and will seek to demonstrate similar efficacy of Colal-Pred to conventional oral prednisolone, but with a substantially improved side effect profile.

The trial will involve up to 670 patients who have moderate to severe ulcerative colitis. Patients will undergo 8 weeks of treatment and a 4-week follow-up period. In addition to the...

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