Nitto Denko Corporation: New Anti-fibrosis Drug With Molecular Targeting DDS Completed Phase-1a Dose Escalation

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OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nitto Denko Corporation (Nitto) (TOKYO:6988) (ISIN:JP3684000007) has been developing a new RNAi based drug for treating fibrosis in liver and other organs since 2008 in collaboration with Prof.Yoshiro Niitsu of Sapporo Medical University. In June 2013, Nitto initiated a phase-1 clinical study in the US, and it is happy to announce that dosing in healthy volunteers has been completed. Currently, Nitto is advancing the drug to phase-1/2 clinical study in patients for the assessment of safety and efficacy.

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