CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA / ACCESSWIRE / December 19, 2019 / Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADIL; ADILW), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of treatments for addiction, today announced that it has submitted Clinical Trial Applications (CTAs) to commence its first Phase 3 trial in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Bulgaria, and Croatia. This follows the Company's recent filing of a CTA to also commence its first Phase 3 trial in Sweden, as previously announced. In total, twenty-six clinical sites in these countries are expected to initially participate in the trial, subject to approval by each country's regulatory authority and ethics committee. The planned Phase 3 trial will test AD04 as a genetically-targeted therapeutic agent for the treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).
"Our Phase 3 trial is designed to enroll subjects with selected polymorphisms in the serotonin transporter and receptor genes that are expected to predict those likely to respond to AD04 and to exclude potential subjects that do not have the relevant genetic biomarkers," commented William Stilley, CEO of Adial Pharmaceuticals. "As previously reported, we estimate that the prevalence of people with the targeted genetic biomarkers is about 33% in the United States and greater than 50% in Scandinavia and certain areas of Central and Eastern Europe. The higher expected prevalence of people with the genetic biomarkers in the participating countries should result in faster enrollment and completion as well as reduced trial costs."
About Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Adial Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of treatments for addictions. The Company's lead investigational new drug product, AD04, is a genetically targeted therapeutic agent for the treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). A Phase 2b clinical trial of AD04 for the treatment of AUD showed promising results in reducing frequency of drinking, quantity of drinking and heavy drinking (all with statistical significance), and no overt safety concerns (there were no statistically significant serious adverse events reported). The Company plans to commence a Phase 3 clinical trial using AD04 for the potential treatment of AUD in subjects with certain target genotypes, which are to be identified using the Company's proprietary companion diagnostic genetic test. AD04 is also believed to have the potential to treat other addictive disorders such as opioid use disorder, gambling, and obesity. www.adialpharma.com
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