QUÉBEC CITY, June 21 /CNW Telbec/ - Aeterna Zentaris Inc. (TSX: AEZ; Nasdaq: AEZS), (the "Company") a late-stage drug development company specialized in oncology and endocrine therapy, today announced that a poster on its oral synthetic growth hormone secretagogue/ghrelin receptor agonist, AEZS-130, was presented yesterday at the 92nd Annual Endocrine Society (ENDO) Meeting and Expo, which is held through June 22, 2010 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. The preclinical data showed that AEZS-130 is a potent and safe oral synthetic Growth Hormone (GH) releasing compound with potential utility as a diagnostic test for growth hormone deficiencies, as well as a therapeutic for a range of diseases including treatment of cancer induced cachexia. AEZS-130 is currently in a Phase 3 trial as a diagnostic test for GH deficiency in adults.
