Daré Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:DARE), a leader in women’s health innovation, today announced that it will be presenting findings from two nonclinical studies at the upcoming American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists 2019 PharmSci 360 conference taking place in San Antonio, Texas at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, November 3–6, 2019
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 31, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DARÉ Bioscience Inc. (NASDAQ:DARE), a leader in women’s health innovation, today announced that it will be presenting findings from two nonclinical studies at the upcoming American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists 2019 PharmSci 360 conference taking place in San Antonio, Texas at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, November 3–6, 2019. The two posters, entitled, “Vaginal Tamoxifen for Treatment of Vulvovaginal Atrophy: Pharmacokinetics and Safety in a Rabbit Model” and “Evaluation of Different Suppliers of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Used in Intravaginal Rings,” will be presented by David Friend, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer of Daré Bioscience.
“We are pleased to present positive findings from these studies that further validate continued development of two of our candidates, DARE-VVA1 and DARE-HRT1, with the potential to be first-in-category treatments for their respective areas,” said Dr. Friend. “This supports our mission to accelerate a diverse portfolio of novel therapies for women that expand treatment options, improve outcomes, and facilitate convenience.”
Presentation Details:
Title: Vaginal Tamoxifen for Treatment of Vulvovaginal Atrophy: Pharmacokinetics and Safety in a Rabbit Model
Date and Time: Monday, November 4, 2019, from 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. CT
Presenter: David Friend, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, Daré Bioscience
Category: Preclinical Development
Poster Number: M1330-09-57
Title: Evaluation of Different Suppliers of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Used in Intravaginal Rings
Date and Time: Monday, November 4, 2019, from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. CT
Presenter: David Friend, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, Daré Bioscience
Category: Formulation and Quality
Poster Number: M1030-07-45
Copies of the posters will be made available on the Events and Presentations page of Daré’s investor relations website (http://ir.darebioscience.com).
Presentation Summaries:
Vaginal Tamoxifen for Treatment of Vulvovaginal Atrophy: Pharmacokinetics and Safety in a Rabbit Model:
Tamoxifen has been found to be an estrogen agonist in vaginal tissue and thus has pharmacologic effects similar to vaginally applied estrogen (orally, tamoxifen is an estrogen antagonist in breast tissue). This study was designed to evaluate the pharmacokinetics and local tolerability of vaginal tamoxifen in female rabbits. This work is part of an effort to develop a vaginal tamoxifen product capable of treating symptoms of vulvar and vaginal atrophy (VVA) in hormone-receptor positive breast cancer patients.
Vaginally administered tamoxifen showed minimal metabolism which is in contrast to oral administration in other small animal models. The upper dose of 20 mg tamoxifen is the dose administered orally to women diagnosed with breast cancer and thus represents a relatively high exposure per kg in rabbits. The findings of this study support the clinical evaluation of tamoxifen to study the pharmacokinetics and safety in women (initially in post-menopausal women).
Daré’s product candidate, DARE-VVA1, incorporates tamoxifen in a proprietary formulation designed for vaginal delivery. Daré is investigating the use of tamoxifen, a commonly prescribed treatment for breast cancer, as a new way of addressing VVA, an inflammation of the vaginal epithelium due to the reduction in levels of circulating estrogen. Historically, estrogen creams, rings, and tablet supplements have been prescribed for the treatment of VVA, however, these products are often contraindicated for women undergoing treatment for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer.1
Evaluation of Different Suppliers of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Used in Intravaginal Rings:
An investigative study evaluated ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer from three different suppliers used to prepare segmented intravaginal rings (IVRs) for the sustained release of estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P). The findings of this study support the conclusion that EVA (28% VA content) from the three different suppliers can be used to prepare IVRs capable of the controlled release of E2 and P. While there were some minor differences between the EVA used (one EVA had a lower melt-flow index than the other two sources) there was remarkable consistency in the results obtained.
1 – Committee on Gynecologic Practice, Farrell, R, et al., The Use of Vaginal Estrogen in Women With a History of Estrogen-Dependent Breast Cancer, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Number 659, March 2016, https://www.acog.org/Clinical-Guidance-and-Publications/Committee-Opinions/Committee-on-Gynecologic-Practice/The-Use-of-Vaginal-Estrogen-in-Women-With-a-History-of-Estrogen-Dependent-Breast-Cancer?IsMobileSet=false
About Daré Bioscience
Daré Bioscience is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the advancement of innovative products for women’s health. The company’s mission is to identify, develop and bring to market a diverse portfolio of differentiated therapies that expand treatment options, improve outcomes and facilitate convenience for women, primarily in the areas of contraception, vaginal health, sexual health, and fertility.
Daré’s product portfolio includes potential first-in-category candidates in clinical development: Ovaprene®, a hormone-free, monthly contraceptive intravaginal ring; Sildenafil Cream, 3.6%, a novel cream formulation of sildenafil to treat female sexual arousal disorder utilizing the active ingredient in Viagra®; DARE-BV1, a unique hydrogel formulation of clindamycin phosphate 2% to treat bacterial vaginosis via a single application; and DARE-HRT1, a combination bio-identical estradiol and progesterone intravaginal ring for hormone replacement therapy following menopause. To learn more about Daré’s full portfolio of women’s health product candidates, and mission to deliver differentiated therapies for women, please visit www.darebioscience.com.
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Forward-Looking Statements
Daré cautions you that all statements, other than statements of historical facts, contained in this press release, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, in some cases, can be identified by terms such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “design,” “intend,” “expect,” “could,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “seek,” “should,” “would,” “contemplate,” project,” “target,” “tend to,” or the negative version of these words and similar expressions. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the potential of DARE-VVA1 and DARE-HRT1 to be successfully developed and become first-in-category treatments for their respective areas. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Daré’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this press release, including, without limitation, risk and uncertainties related to: Daré’s ability to raise additional capital when and as needed, to advance its product candidates; Daré’s ability to develop, obtain regulatory approval for, and commercialize its product candidates; the failure or delay in starting, conducting and completing clinical trials or obtaining FDA or foreign regulatory approval for Daré’s product candidates in a timely manner; Daré’s ability to conduct and design successful clinical trials, to enroll a sufficient number of patients, to meet established clinical endpoints, to avoid undesirable side effects and other safety concerns, and to demonstrate sufficient safety and efficacy of its product candidates; the risk that promising results in pre-clinical studies may not be replicated when a product candidate is tested in human subjects; Daré’s ability to retain its licensed rights to develop and commercialize a product candidate; Daré’s ability to satisfy the monetary obligations and other requirements in connection with its exclusive, in-license agreements covering the critical patents and related intellectual property related to its product candidates; developments by Daré’s competitors that make its product candidates less competitive or obsolete; Daré’s dependence on third parties to conduct clinical trials and manufacture clinical trial material; Daré’s ability to adequately protect or enforce its, or its licensor’s, intellectual property rights; the lack of patent protection for the active ingredients in certain of Daré’s product candidates which could expose its products to competition from other formulations using the same active ingredients; the risk of failure associated with product candidates in preclinical stages of development that may lead investors to assign them little to no value and make these assets difficult to fund; and disputes or other developments concerning Daré’s intellectual property rights. Daré’s forward-looking statements are based upon its current expectations and involve assumptions that may never materialize or may prove to be incorrect. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. For a detailed description of Daré’s risks and uncertainties, you are encouraged to review its documents filed with the SEC including Daré’s recent filings on Form 8-K, Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they were made. Daré undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made, except as required by law.
Contacts:
Investors on behalf of Daré Bioscience, Inc.:
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212.213.0006
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Source: Daré Bioscience
