Altamira Therapeutics Completes Enrollment for COVAMID Trial with Bentrio in Acute COVID-19
13 Septiembre 2022 - 7:47AM
- Study has reached extended enrollment target of 160
patients
- Top-line data read-out expected in Q4-22
Altamira Therapeutics Ltd. (NASDAQ:CYTO), a company dedicated to
developing therapeutics that address important unmet medical needs,
today announced that it has reached its extended enrollment
target of 160 confirmed subjects in its COVAMID clinical
investigation to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and
efficacy of its Bentrio™ nasal spray in patients with acute
COVID-19.
Bentrio is an OTC drug-free nasal spray designed for protection
against airborne viruses and allergens. It is being marketed in
several countries throughout Europe and Asia to help protect
against allergic rhinitis and, where approved, against viral
infection. Recently, Bentrio was cleared in the US for OTC
marketing for the treatment of allergic rhinitis. It is expected to
become available in progressively more countries through a growing
global network of distributors.
COVAMID is a randomized, placebo controlled clinical trial to
evaluate the ability of Bentrio nasal spray to reduce the
SARS-CoV-2 viral load in the nose, alleviate COVID-19 signs and
symptoms, and decrease the frequency of COVID-19 related hospital
admissions. In the COVAMID trial, the COVID-19 patients are
randomized at a 2:1:1 ratio to receive for 10 days either Bentrio,
a placebo (Bentrio minus its key mineral component), or no
treatment, followed by a 10-day observation phase. COVAMID is being
conducted in Bulgaria and North Macedonia.
Following a blinded interim analysis, the Company in early
August announced that the size of the COVAMID study population
would be increased from 136 to 160 patients to ensure adequate
statistical power. Altamira expects to announce top-line data from
the COVAMID trial during the fourth quarter of 2022.
With a positive outcome from the COVAMID clinical trial, the
Company plans to seek an expansion of its product label to also
include viral infections in those countries requiring supportive
clinical data. So far, Altamira has demonstrated that Bentrio
provides effective protection from infection with human rhinovirus
(common cold), influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2 in cell cultures with
human nasal epithelia cells.
“We are glad to have swiftly completed the additional patient
enrollment for COVAMID,” commented Jean Lachance, Head of
Altamira’s OTC Consumer Health business unit. “Based on the
compelling results which we already achieved with Bentrio in
several SARS-CoV-2 assays, we are confident to see the protective
effects confirmed also in a clinical setting. We consider Bentrio
well-positioned to help protect people in a world with manifold and
growing exposures to airborne viruses -- for which Covid-19 has
dramatically raised consumer awareness.”
About Bentrio Bentrio is an OTC drug-free nasal
spray for personal protection against airborne allergens and, where
approved, against airborne viruses. Upon application into the nose,
Bentrio forms a protective gel layer on the nasal mucosa. This thin
film is designed to prevent the contact of allergens (or virus
particles) with cells; in addition, the composition serves to bind
such particles and help with their discharge. Together, this is
designed to promote alleviation of allergic symptoms (or mitigate
upper respiratory tract viral infections). For more info, visit:
https://altamiratherapeutics.com/our-products/bentrio
About Altamira TherapeuticsAltamira
Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CYTO) is dedicated to developing therapeutics
that address important unmet medical needs. The Company is
currently active in three areas: the development of RNA
therapeutics for extrahepatic therapeutic targets (OligoPhore™ /
SemaPhore™ platforms; preclinical), nasal sprays for protection
against airborne allergens and, where approved, against
viruses (Bentrio™; commercial) or for the treatment of
vertigo (AM-125; Phase 2), and the development of therapeutics for
intratympanic treatment of tinnitus or hearing loss (Keyzilen® and
Sonsuvi®; Phase 3). Founded in 2003, it is headquartered in
Hamilton, Bermuda, with its main operations in Basel, Switzerland.
For more information,
visit: https://altamiratherapeutics.com/
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