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In Brief: Bioxodes To Take Novel Hemorrhagic Stroke Drug Into Registrational Trial

There are currently no approved treatments for ICH

 
• By Sushmita Panda

The Belgium-based firm will take the first-in-class drug, based on tick saliva, targets inflammation without increasing bleeding, into a Phase IIb trial is in preparation, supported by a new series B funding round.

Brain Stroke
ICH is a devastating condition, which while accounting for only 13% of all cases of stroke, is behind 40% of all stroke-related deaths. (Shutterstock)

Bioxodes is to press ahead with what it hopes will be a registrational Phase IIb study of its novel treatment for intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke (ICH), BIOX-101, on the back of promising interim results from the BIRCH Phase IIa trial.

The Belgium-based company maintains that the planned Phase IIb trial could be sufficient to submit BIOX-101, its lead product, for conditional marketing authorizations in the U.S. and Europe before 2030....

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