RXi Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Clearance to Begin Clinical Trial With RXI-109

WORCESTER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (OTCBB: RXII.OB) today announced that it has received clearance for its investigational new drug application (IND) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate clinical trials with RXI-109, a self-delivering RNAi compound that selectively targets Connective Tissue Growth Factor (CTGF). The Phase 1 trial will investigate the compound in subjects to evaluate its safety and tolerability, and to look for surrogate parameters that might predict the potential of the compound to reduce dermal scarring in planned surgeries.