ASX listed biotech company PharmAust is set to take things up a notch with the start of Phase I clinical trials for its flagship anti-cancer drug Monepantel in dogs later this month after settling on a final tablet format.
The company has executed an agreement with a major US contract research organization to start the trial, which will be carried out on healthy dogs, on 19 February 2019.
This is designed to provide information on the number of tablets, administration frequency, blood levels and verification of safety for the Phase II trials in pet owners’ dogs with naturally occurring cancers.
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