March 29, 2010 – Pearl Therapeutics Inc., a company developing clinically differentiated combination therapies for the treatment of highly prevalent chronic respiratory diseases, announced positive results from a Phase 1 safety and pharmacokinetics study of PT003, its lead combination therapeutic for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Based on these results, and previously announced positive results from Phase 2a studies of PT003’s individual components, the company has advanced PT003 into a Phase 2b trial.PT003 is an inhaled combination bronchodilator product comprised of glycopyrrolate, a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA), and formoterol, a well-known, established, long-acting ß2-agonist (LABA), delivered via a hydrofluoroalkane metered dose inhaler (HFA-MDI). PT003 is the first and only dual long-acting rapid bronchodilator LAMA-LABA combination product in development in an HFA-MDI formulation, the most widely used inhalation drug delivery format.
“COPD is a progressive lung disease affecting millions of patients, representing an important unmet clinical need. Pearl’s technology has the potential to satisfy the medical community’s need for long-acting bronchodilator combination products that allow bronchodilators of different pharmacological classes to be combined, thereby improving patient outcomes, medication delivery and adherence,”... Pearl Therapeutics' Press Release -
