Dimethaid WF10 fails Phase III for HIV
This article was originally published in Pharmaceutical Approvals Monthly
Executive Summary
Dimethaid is halting development of its HIV/AIDS agent WF10 following the immune regulator's failure to meet primary endpoints in a 96-week, placebo-controlled, double-blind Phase III trial. Results from the North American trial's 229 late-stage AIDS patients "indicated no statistical difference between WF10 and placebo in affecting the time to onset of clinical progression, defined as any new AIDS-defining event or death," the firm says July 14. Dimethaid plans to evaluate the study's secondary results and "re-evaluate WF10's future business potential and its position in the company's long-term development pipeline." The firm notes WF10 (tetrachlorodecaoxygen) may have potential in autoimmune diseases and oncology...