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Article: Nastech Pharmaceutical Company Announces Initiation of Phase 2 Clinical Trial for PYY3-36 Nasal Spray to Treat Obesity.
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- October 1, 2007
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BOTHELL, Wash., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nastech Pharmaceutical Company Inc. announced today the start of a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the Company's PYY3-36 Nasal Spray in obese patients. The study will enroll approximately 500 obese patients for a six-month, randomized, placebo-controlled dose ranging study with weight loss as the primary endpoint.
The Phase 2 study design will evaluate three different doses of Nastech's PYY3-36 Nasal Spray compared to placebo and sibutramine (Meridia(R)), a commercially available oral weight loss drug, with the primary endpoint being weight loss. Patients in the active PYY treatment arms will take PYY3-36 ...