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Rexahn Pharmaceuticals (RNN) Receives Approval in Europe to Conduct a First-in-Human Trial of RX-3117

January 18, 2012 8:03 AM EST
Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: RNN) today announced that it has secured Hungarian Regulatory Authority and Ethics Committee approval for Rexahn’s initial Clinical Trial Application (CTA). This allows Rexahn to initiate an exploratory first-in-human Phase I clinical trial of RX-3117.

RX-3117 is a small molecule antimetabolite for the treatment of solid tumors.

“Preclinical studies demonstrate RX-3117 to have exciting anti-cancer properties, and we look forward to moving this compound into clinical development,” said Rick Soni, President and COO of Rexahn. “We will continue to develop RX-3117, which has potential therapeutic applications in a broad range of cancers, including colon, lung and pancreatic cancer.”


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