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DIABETIC RETINOPATHY

Diabetic Retinopathy Overview

  • Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is caused by ischemia due to damage to retinal microvasculature, and is a major complication of diabetes (25% of diabetic patients)
  • Diabetic patients are rapidly increasing due to the aging population and change in lifestyle habits

Diabetic Retinopathy Stages

(Source: A proposal for early and personalized treatment of diabetic retinopathy based on
clinical pathophysiology and molecular phenotyping, Vision Research, 2017)

Mechanism of Action

Source: Institute for Basic Science, Center for Vascular Research

  • EG-Mirotin (API: EGT022) recruits pericytes to damaged blood vessels deficient of pericytes
  • Pericyte recruitment decreases vascular leakage reducing fluid accumulation in the macula, and thereby induces the normalization and stabilization of damaged blood vessels caused by ischemia

EG-Mirotin Highlights

In-vivo Proof-of-Concept

  • OIR mice model

    conducted in-house

  • STZ - induced diabetic rat model

    conducted at Comparative BioScience, US

Clinical Trial Status

  • Preclinical efficacy
    test complete

    2012

  • Safety pharmacology
    tests complete

    2012

  • EMA Phase 1
    approval (EU)

    2012

  • Phase 1
    Complete (EU)

    2014

  • EMA Phase 2a
    approval (EU)

    2014

  • EMA Phase 2a
    Completed (EU)

    2020.02

  • MFDS Phase 2
    approval (KOR)

    2020.03

  • MFDS Phase 2
    Completed (KOR)

    2021.07

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