Intec Pharma Ltd. today announces that three posters in support of the Company’s Phase 3 clinical development program for the Accordion Pill™ Carbidopa/Levodopa (AP-CD/LD), will be presented at the upcoming International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorder Society (MDS 2018) being held from October 5-9, 2018 in Hong Kong.
JERUSALEM, Sept. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Intec Pharma Ltd. (NASDAQ: NTEC) (“Intec” or “the Company”) today announces that three posters in support of the Company’s Phase 3 clinical development program for the Accordion Pill™ Carbidopa/Levodopa (AP-CD/LD), will be presented at the upcoming International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorder Society (MDS 2018) being held from October 5-9, 2018 in Hong Kong.
“We are particularly pleased to have several posters at this important medical meeting discussing our Phase 3 clinical development program for AP-CD/LD as a potential best-in-class levodopa therapy for advanced Parkinson’s disease patients,” stated Jeffrey A. Meckler, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Intec Pharma. “We believe these posters will enhance visibility for our late-stage program among an audience of scientists, clinicians and industry experts who specialize in Parkinson’s disease management.”
The following posters will be presented during MDS 2018:
Title: Design of a Phase 3 Efficacy and Safety Trial of Accordion Pill(TM) Carbidopa/Levodopa for Parkinson’s Disease (PD) Patients Experiencing Motor Fluctuations Poster Session: Parkinson’s Disease: Clinical Trials, Pharmacology and Treatment Poster Number: 349 Presentation Date: Saturday, Octob er 6, 2018 Presentation time: 1:45 - 3:15 pm (local time) Location: Hall 3FG Presenter: R. Michael Gendreau, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer of Intec Pharma Title: Gastric Retention of the Accordion Pill(TM): Results from MRI Studies with Parkinson’s Disease Patients and Healthy Volunteers Poster Session: Parkinson’s Disease: Clinical Trials, Pharmacology and Treatment Poster Number: 253 Presentation Date: Saturday, October 6, 2018 Presentation time: 1:45 - 3:15 pm (local time) Location: Hall 3FG Presenter: Nadav Navon, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer of Intec Pharma Title: Design of a Pharmacokinetics Study with MultipleDoses of Accordion Pill(TM) Carbidopa/Levodopa inPatients with Parkinson’s Disease Poster Session: Parkinson’s Disease: Clinical Trials, Pharmacology and Treatment Poster Number: 266 Presentation Date: Saturday, October 6, 2018 Presentation time: 1:45 - 3:15 pm (local time) Location: Hall 3FG Presenter: C. Warren Olanow, M.D., FRCP (hon) Professor Emeritus Mount Sinai School of Medicine
About Intec Pharma Ltd.
Intec Pharma is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing drugs based on its proprietary Accordion Pill platform technology. The Company’s Accordion Pill is an oral drug delivery system that is designed to improve the efficacy and safety of existing drugs and drugs in development by utilizing an efficient gastric retention and specific release mechanism. The Company’s product pipeline includes two product candidates in clinical trial stages: Accordion Pill Carbidopa/Levodopa, or AP-CD/LD, which is in late-stage Phase 3 development for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease symptoms in advanced Parkinson’s disease patients, and AP-cannabinoids, an Accordion Pill to deliver either or both of the primary cannabinoids contained in Cannabis sativa, cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) for various indications including low back neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia.
For more information, visit www.intecpharma.com.
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Intec Pharma Investor Contact:
Anne Marie Fields
VP-Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
+1-646-200-8808
amf@intec-us.com
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