The presentation will feature preclinical pharmacokinetic and safety data for the TRX-248 Transdermal System. Corsair’s proprietary once-daily treprostinil prodrug transdermal patch is designed to deliver steady and continuous treprostinil blood levels and potentially improve patient convenience and tolerability. Data from a minipig model demonstrated that the TRX-248 Transdermal System produced therapeutically meaningful blood levels with favorable safety and tolerability. These data provide additional support for the clinical program which is currently in a first-in-human Phase 1 study.
About the TRX-248 Transdermal System;
The TRX-248 Transdermal System is Corsair Pharma’s investigational once-daily treprostinil prodrug transdermal patch in development for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Designed to deliver steady and continuous treprostinil blood levels with the potential to improve patient convenience and tolerability, the TRX-248 Transdermal System may expand treatment options for patients and increase the use of prostacyclin therapy in PAH.
About Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Treprostinil:
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) is a serious, progressive, and fatal disease that causes shortness of breath, markedly reducing quality of life. In the U.S., approximately 45,000 patients are currently under treatment. Current treatments offer some symptomatic relief, but only prostanoids, such as treprostinil, have been shown to prolong life. Treprostinil is commonly used in the treatment of PAH. It exerts its pharmacological action through vasodilation and inhibition of platelet aggregation and smooth muscle proliferation. Treprostinil is currently marketed by United Therapeutics in different dosage forms to alleviate the symptoms, maintain or improve functional class, delay disease progression, and improve quality of life in patients suffering from PAH. The prostacyclin U.S. market for PAH is approximately $3.3 billion.
About Corsair Pharma, Inc.;
Corsair Pharma is developing transformative solutions to improve the therapeutic profile of medications and provide superior treatment options for patients. The company is focused on the development of novel prodrugs of treprostinil to treat patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) using a proprietary once-daily transdermal patch. The company intends to pursue a 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway, a streamlined process to develop new versions of approved drugs.
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