Article: WEX Starts Phase III Trial of Tectin(TM) for Cancer Pain

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - April 8, 2008) - WEX Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("WEX" or the "Company") (TSX:WXI) announced today the enrolment and dosing of the first patient in a Phase III clinical trial of Tectin(TM), the Company's lead product candidate, for cancer pain. This clinical trial (TEC-006) is a multicentre, randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled trial comparing the efficacy and safety of Tectin(TM) to placebo in approximately 120 patients with moderate to severe inadequately controlled cancer- related pain.

Trial Design

The objective of the TEC-006 trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Tectin(TM) vs. placebo in patients with inadequately controlled ...

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