Autifony Therapeutics recruits first patient into Phase IIa trial for first-in-class drug to treat Age Related Hearing Loss. Study follows acceptance of Autifony’s first IND by the FDA
London – UK – 27th April 2015 – Autifony Therapeutics Limited (“Autifony”), which is pioneering the development of novel pharmaceutical treatments for hearing disorders, today announced that it has recruited the first subject in a Phase IIa study for treatment of Age Related Hearing Loss. This proof of concept study (called CLARITY-1) will explore the potential of AUT00063, Autifony’s first-in-class Kv3 potassium channel modulator, to improve hearing in the elderly by focusing on the discrimination of speech from background noise, which is an area of significant unmet medical need.
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