WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (OTC: RXII), a biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing innovative therapies addressing major unmet medical needs using RNA-targeted technologies, today announced that its second Phase 1 study with their anti-scarring drug, RXI-109, for the management of surgical and hypertrophic scars and keloids, has been fully enrolled. This multi-dose study administers 3 intra-dermal injections over a two week period, in a dose ascending manner, with each subject receiving both active and placebo on a double blind basis. This second study not only evaluates safety/tolerance parameters and systemic exposure to the drug but also measures mRNA levels of CTGF and various other biomarkers considered relevant for wound healing and scarring.
