KELOWNA, BC / ACCESSWIRE / August 30, 2023 / Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (NASDAQ:LEXX)(NASDAQ:LEXXW) (the “Company” or “Lexaria”), a global innovator in drug delivery platforms, is providing this update on the status of the Company’s anticipated submission of an Investigational New Drug (“IND”) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) for its planned U.S. Phase 1b Hypertension Clinical Trial designated as HYPER-H23-1.
As previously reported, work that was mostly under Lexaria’s control such as batch manufacturing of DehydraTECH™-processed cannabidiol and placebo materials necessary for the IND application filing was completed earlier this year, followed by analytical release and ongoing stability testing.
In parallel, compilation of the large set of documentation necessary for inclusion in the IND filing has been progressing on time by the Company and its service providers. However, work that is outside of Lexaria’s control, namely the provision of required documentation by one of Lexaria’s material suppliers related to their analytical and stability testing of their material, has been delayed. Accordingly, Lexaria is not in a position to submit the IND package to the FDA for their review and consideration until these delays have been cured by the supplier.
Lexaria is in communication with its material supplier to provide their required information as soon as possible but, as at the current date, we have not received the results nor an estimated time of receipt for same. Lexaria continues to finalize the IND application so that the Company is in a position to file with the FDA as soon as possible following receipt of the outstanding information and will provide updated details regarding the status of its IND application filing as they become available.
Background and Medical/Market Rationale
Lexaria’s five previous human clinical studies of DehydraTECH-CBD in hypertension conducted from 2018 through 2022, which were not conducted under FDA-registration but are integral to successful filing and review of its planned IND submission, were carried out in an aggregate total of 134 healthy and hypertensive persons. These foundational studies evidenced significant reductions in resting blood pressure over both acute and multi-week dosing regimens, and also produced zero serious adverse events; suggesting that DehydraTECH-CBD has the potential to have pronounced clinical benefits relative to available anti-hypertensive therapeutics.
Lexaria is aware of only a handful of other published research studies, mostly in young, healthy and normotensive volunteers, that have investigated whether a sustained decrease in resting blood pressure is possible following multiple weeks of oral CBD dosing; none of which have been successful in achieving this. DehydraTECH-CBD is currently unique in its evidenced superior power to reduce blood pressure over other oral CBD formulations.
Findings from Lexaria’s latest study HYPER-H21-4 demonstrated a potentially novel mechanism of action of DehydraTECH-CBD in reducing blood pressure which may be explained, at least in part, by its interaction with the human sympatho-chromaffin system via catestatin modulation as detailed in thepeer-reviewed and published respected journal, “Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy“. This is significant because the FDA has previously laid out clear guidelines for sponsors who seek to develop new anti-hypertensive drugs, specifically defining the need for medications that offer novel and complementary modes of action. Data gathered from study HYPER-H21-4 suggested that DehydraTECH-CBD had the potential to offer additive blood pressure reduction benefits on top of any degree of improvements that standard of care medications achieved for patients prior to DehydraTECH-CBD dosing.
About Planned Clinical Trial HYPER-H23-1
Clinical trial HYPER-H23-1 is entitled ‘A Phase 1b Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of DehydraTECH-CBD in Subjects with Stage 1 or Stage 2 Hypertension’. The primary objective of the trial will be to evaluate safety and tolerability in hypertensive patients, and secondary objectives will include efficacy evaluation in reducing blood pressure together with detailed pharmacokinetic testing.
All clinical, laboratory and analysis procedures for study HYPER-H23-1 are to be performed entirely by U.S.-based, third-party independent contract service providers.
About DehydraTECH
DehydraTECH is a patented drug delivery formulation and processing platform technology Lexaria has developed and is investigating for a variety of beneficial molecules. DehydraTECH is designed to improve the way active molecules enter the bloodstream upon oral ingestion. DehydraTECH has also demonstrated enhanced delivery of certain active molecules into brain tissue, which Lexaria believes to be of particular importance for centrally active compounds. Lexaria has also developed DehydraTECH formulations for other applications demonstrating superior bio-absorption when administered intraorally and topically.
About Lexaria Bioscience Corp.
Lexaria Bioscience Corp.’s patented drug delivery technology, DehydraTECH™, improves the way active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) enter the bloodstream through oral delivery. Since 2016, DehydraTECH has repeatedly demonstrated the ability to increase bio-absorption with cannabinoids, antiviral drugs, PDE5 inhibitors and more. DehydraTECH has also evidenced an ability to deliver some drugs more effectively across the blood brain barrier. Lexaria operates a licensed in-house research laboratory and holds a robust intellectual property portfolio with 35 patents granted and many patents pending worldwide. For more information, please visit www.lexariabioscience.com.
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