IRLAB Therapeutics (STO:IRLAB-A; FRA:6IRA) has announced that it has enrolled the last patient in its ongoing Phase IIb study of Pirepemat for Parkingson’s disease. The company also reports that a reduction in falls has been observed in the overall patient population.
IRLAB suggests that Pirepemat has the potential to be the first treatment in a new class of drugs aimed at reducing fall frequency in patients with Parkinson’s disease.
In a statement, Kristina Torfgård, CEO of IRLAB, said, “The successful completion of patient enrollment in the Phase IIb study of pirepemat is an important step in the development of pirepemat, which has the potential to reduce the number of falls in people with Parkinson’s disease. We now look forward to completing the study and intensifying our activities ahead of Phase III.”
Joakim Tedroff, CMO of IRLAB, added, “Falls and the reduced quality of life, as well as the injuries they cause, are significant challenges in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Participants enrolled in the current study are reported to be very satisfied during the treatment period. Although it is a double-blind Phase IIb study, it is interesting that a reduction in fall rate can be observed during the course of the study. We now look forward to those patients who are still under treatment completing their participation in the study.”
