Pacific Therapeutics Ltd. is a clinical stage specialty pharmaceutical company listed on the Canadian National Stock Exchange (CNSX) under the symbol PT. The company is focused on the identification and development of drug candidates to treat diseases of excessive scarring (fibrosis) such as liver fibrosis and liver cirrhosis. The company’s lead drug candidate PTL-202 is a combination of Pentoxifylline (a FDA approved drug used for treating intermittent claudication) and N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC) an amino acid and an extremely potent and important antioxidant. PTL-202 is currently being reviewed for initial trials in humans which are expected to commence in 2012. Pacific Therapeutics’ business and drug development strategy reduces risk, time and the capital costs of developing new drug therapies for liver and lung diseases caused by fibrosis. By combining existing approved drugs that have already known safety and toxicity profiles, the company eliminates the inherent risks involved with basic pre clinical research and animal testing. PTL-202 is being developed by Pacific Therapeutics to treat a progressive lung scarring disease, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). More people die of annually IPF than either prostate or breast cancer. IPF is estimated to be a $2 billion market opportunity. On December 7, 2011 Pacific Therapeutics engaged CRBIO (Clinical Research and Biosciences of Hyderabad, India to conduct a clinical trial with PTL-202 in a drug to drug interaction study in humans. CRBIO is the clinical trials a division of RA Chem
For the formulated once a day tablets PTL-202, uses the multi-layer technology developed by IntelGenx Corp. of Montreal. The multi-layer technology has been identified as an excellent fit to provide different release profiles of the Active Ingredients, and establishing blood levels of the Active Ingredients which is designed to maximize their efficacy.
Pacific Therapeutics’ second drug candidate, PTL-303, is also a combination of drugs, one of which has been approved for human use in Japan. PTL-303 has been shown to be effective in the reduction of molecules that contribute to the development of diseases including, liver cirrhosis in humans. PTL-303 may be developed as a treatment to reduce the severity of progressive diseases like chronic liver disease. Chronic liver disease which may lead to cirrhosis of the liver is responsible for over 1.4m deaths annually (WHO, World Health Report 2004) In the US chronic liver disease is among the top ten disease related causes of death (CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, 2004). This market is estimated to be $3.0 billion. Share Capital - March 2012 Directors Officers and Senior Management
Symbol: PT.CNSX Douglas H. Unwin, CEO & President
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