RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (NASDAQ: RDHL) (TASE: RDHL) 是一家生物製藥公司，主要專注於開發並銷售炎症性疾病和胃腸疾病及癌症治療方面的處於後期臨床試驗階段的專有口服小分子藥物，該公司今日宣佈與美國國家過敏與傳染病研究所（NIAID）簽署合作研發協議，其目的旨在評估RedHill用於治療埃博拉病毒病的專有實驗性療法。NIAID是美國國家衛生院（NIH）的一部分。
此次研究合作是在RedHill聯合NIAID針對RedHill專有實驗性療法所進行初步非臨床試驗取得積極結果后達成的。此次合作研究的目的旨在通過對比積極治療方法和安慰劑組的病毒載量和細胞因子水平來評估其生存結果和疾病的嚴重程度。如果取得成功的話，那麼該項研究將用於為獲准使用动物规则办法而與美國食品藥物管理局所進行協商提供支持數據。按照FDA規定，動物規則法的使用只有當人類療效研究無法進行（這種實驗的開展是不道德或不可行的）之時才能獲准。
埃博拉病毒病是一種嚴重且往往會致命的疾病，這種疾病可導致人類患上嚴重的出血熱，且其死亡率高達25-90%。目前還沒有獲得FDA批准的埃博拉病毒病治療藥物。
RedHill Biopharma Ltd介紹：
RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (NASDAQ/TASE: RDHL) 是一家總部位於以色列的新興生物醫藥公司，主要專注於開發幷銷售治療炎症性疾病和腸胃疾病以及癌症方面的處於後期臨床試驗階段的專有口服小分子藥。 公司目前的產品管線包括：(i) RHB-105 -治療幽門螺桿菌感染的口服混合藥，首個三期試驗獲得成功；(ii) RHB-104 -治療克羅恩病的口服混合藥，正在進行首個三期試驗以及治療多發性硬化症的二a期概念驗證試驗；(iii) BEKINDA™ (RHB-102) -日服一次的昂丹司瓊口服藥片製劑，正在美國進行治療急性腸胃炎和慢性胃炎的三期試驗，以及治療腹瀉型腸易激綜合征的二期試驗；(iv) RHB-106 -腸道準備藥物膠囊，已經授權給Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.；(v) YELIVA™ (ABC294640) -二期階段的口服SK2選擇性抑制劑，是首創新藥，靶向為多種腫瘤、炎症性和胃腸道適應症；(vi) MESUPRON® – 處於二期試驗階段的uPA抑制劑口服膠囊，是首創新藥，靶向為胃腸和其他實體瘤；(vii) RP101 – Hsp27抑制劑口服藥片，是處於二期試驗階段的首創新藥，靶向為胰腺癌和其他胃腸癌，RedHill擁有該藥物的收購選擇權；(viii) RIZAPORT™ (RHB-103) -利紮曲坦口服薄膜製劑，用於治療急性偏頭痛，正在與美國食品藥品監督管理局討論新藥申請，2015年10月獲准在德國上市；以及(ix) RHB-101 -心血管藥物卡維地洛日服一次的口服藥片製劑。
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公司連絡人：
Adi Frish
業務發展和許可高級副總裁
RedHill Biopharma
+972-54-6543-112
[email protected]
投資者關係連絡人（美國）：
Marcy Nanus
高級副總裁
The Trout Group
+1-646-378-2927
[email protected]
