Eupraxia - Model EP-104IAR - EP-104IAR Osteoarthritis Pain Reliever
Eupraxia’s lead product candidate, EP-104IAR, is designed to meet the significant unmet medical need and market demand for long-lasting pain relief for knee osteoarthritis (OA).
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the leading cause of disability in older adults
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that knee OA affects more than 30 million people in the US alone. This includes 14 million that suffer with knee pain or some form of disability. Knee OA is also associated with depression and loss of sleep, which can greatly affect quality of life.
EP-104IAR is intended to provide durable pain relief with fewer side effects
With EP-104IAR, Eupraxia hopes to change the way we treat knee OA pain. Current therapies are challenged by poor safety, inadequate efficacy and/or limited duration of activity. Corticosteroids are one of only two drug classes strongly recommended by the American College of Rheumatology and the Arthritis Foundation for the treatment of knee OA pain. These anti-inflammatory drugs are very effective at reducing pain for a short duration but can expose the body to unwanted local and systemic side effects.
EP-104IAR endeavours to provide long-term pain relief with fewer unwanted side effects. It encapsulates a highly potent corticosteroid (fluticasone propionate) within a microns-thin polymer membrane.
Injected into the knee, EP-104IAR is intended to slowly release drug at therapeutic concentrations for up to six months. This has the potential dual advantage of providing long-duration pain relief with fewer side effects. An enhanced safety profile would also benefit the estimated 70% of knee OA patients that experience pain in both knees.
EP-104IAR has completed a Phase 1 trial and is currently in Phase 2 clinical development. A modified version of EP-104IAR is under development for canine and equine OA.
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