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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-9-21
pubmed:abstractText
NPS Allelix (formerly Allelix Biopharmaceuticals) is developing the glucagon-like peptide 2 (GLP-2) analog ALX-0600 for the potential treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, including short bowel disease. GLP stimulates the growth of the lining of the small intestine, thus increasing the absorptive area of the intestine [214370], [315107]. ALX-0600 also has potential for mucositis associated with cancer chemotherapy and inflammatory bowel disease [331459]. During the third quarter of 1999, a pilot phase II trial began for short bowel syndrome (SBS) [331459]. ALX-0600 began pivotal phase II trials in 2000 following the completion of the pilot trial which was designed to measure the safety, tolerability, and any other drug-related improvements in nutrient absorption and physical changes in the gut of a small number of patients with SBS. Allelix hopes to bring this drug to the market by 2001 [341519]. Allelix filed an application to the FDA for Orphan Drug designation in the third quarter of 1999 [331459]; in August, the designation was approved [377524]. As of November 1998, Allelix was in discussions with a potential marketing partner for worldwide development and marketing [305000]. In August 1998, the USPTO issued a notice of allowance to Allelix for its basic patent containing claims covering the composition and medical uses of ALX-0600 and related GI drug candidate compounds [2946571.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1472-4472
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
505-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
ALX-0600 (NPS Allelix Corp).
pubmed:affiliation
University of Calgary, Pediatric General Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Canada. sigalet@ucalgary.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review