CALGARY, Alberta and SHANGHAI, Sept. 04, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As a follow up to its July 17, 2018 news release, Resverlogix Corp. (“Resverlogix” or the “Company”) (RVX:TSX)
announced today that it has presented at the first Clinical Trials in Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) Asia conference in Shanghai,
China, this past weekend. Dr. Jeffrey Cummings, Founding Director of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Brain Health Center, Las Vegas,
Nevada, delivered a keynote presentation on the design and baseline characteristics of a pre-specified substudy of cognition in
elderly patients in the Company’s ongoing Phase 3 BETonMACE clinical trial. In addition, a poster presentation highlighted potential Mechanism of Action of apabetalone in addressing
vascular dementia.
"Apabetalone has the potential to confirm a new hypothesis of BET inhibition and its impact on vascular
cognitive impairment (VCI), dementia and Alzheimer’s disease,” stated Dr. Cummings. “These new and previously reported data on
impact in the biological areas of neuro inflammation and complement biology potentially provide us a new approach for the millions
of patients with VCI, dementia and Alzheimer’s patients.”
Proteomics from the Company’s Phase 2 ASSURE clinical trial highlighted proteins linked to cognitive decline and
neurodegenerative disease favourably affected by apabetalone treatment, including but not limited to ATP5O, HSPD1, APP, HSP90AB1,
HSP90AA1, HSPA8, ANXA1, EEF1B2, RTN4R, ATP5B and APCS (p<0.05). These serum proteins have been reported to play a potential role
in impacting neuro plasticity, blood brain barrier integrity and mitochondrial function, all reported risk markers for
neurodegeneration. The Company will continue its pursuit in further elucidating these and other proteins that are known to drive
neurovascular risk.
Resverlogix intends to present further data from its Phase 3 BETonMACE clinical trial at upcoming conferences to
continue to build on the potential of BET inhibition and establish awareness of this novel approach for vascular cognitive
impairment and dementia.
BETonMACE is a Phase 3 cardiovascular event outcomes trial in approximately 2,425 high-risk cardiovascular
patients with type II diabetes mellitus. A pre-specified subpopulation in the trial is comprised of patients 70 years of age and
over. For this patient cohort, Resverlogix is performing the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (“MoCA”) at Baseline, week 52, week 104
and at the end of the trial. Approximately 450 patients will be assessed in this whole group of which approximately half have a
MoCA of ≤25, deemed to have mild cognitive impairment.
The BETonMACE trial is expected to be complete by the end of 2018 with the topline results expected shortly
thereafter.
About Resverlogix
Resverlogix is developing apabetalone (RVX-208), a first-in-class, small molecule that is a selective BET
(bromodomain and extra-terminal) inhibitor. BET bromodomain inhibition is an epigenetic mechanism that can regulate disease-causing
genes. Apabetalone is a BET inhibitor selective for the second bromodomain (BD2) within the BET proteins. This selective inhibition
of apabetalone on BD2 produces a specific set of biological effects with potentially important benefits for patients with high-risk
cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, end-stage renal disease treated with hemodialysis,
neurodegenerative disease, Fabry disease, peripheral artery disease and other orphan diseases, while maintaining a well described
safety profile.
Resverlogix common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:RVX).
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that are not based on historical fact, including without limitation statements containing the words "believes", "anticipates",
"plans", "intends", "will", "should", "expects", "continue", "estimate", "forecasts" and other similar expressions. In particular,
this news release includes forward looking information relating to, and the potential role of apabetalone in the treatment of CVD,
DM, chronic kidney disease, end-stage renal disease treated with hemodialysis, neurodegenerative disease, Fabry disease, peripheral
artery disease and other orphan diseases. Our actual results, events or developments could be materially different from those
expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. We can give no assurance that any of the events or expectations will
occur or be realized. By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions and risk factors including
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