Wednesday 22 February 2017

RedHill Biopharma Completes Treatment of Last Patient in BEKINDA® Phase III Study for Acute Gastroenteritis

TEL-AVIV, Israel, Feb 22 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (NASDAQ:RDHL) (TASE:RDHL) (“RedHill” or the “Company”), a specialty biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on the development and commercialization of late clinical-stage, proprietary, orally-administered, small molecule drugs for gastrointestinal and inflammatory diseases and cancer, today announced that the last patient enrolled in the Phase III study with BEKINDA® 24 mg for the treatment of acute gastroenteritis and gastritis (the GUARD study) has completed the treatment course and observation period for the primary endpoint evaluation.

The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III GUARD study with BEKINDA® 24 mg is being conducted in 29 U.S. clinical sites and has treated 320 adults and children over the age of 12 with gastroenteritis and gastritis. Top-line results are expected in the second quarter of 2017.

Source : RedHill Biopharma Ltd.


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