Resverlogix to Host Epigenetics Focused Symposium at The ERA-EDTA Congress in Madrid, Spain

CALGARY, Alberta, May 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

The symposium titled: "Managing CKD, Diabetes & CVD: Is epigenetics a new way forward?" at the ERA-EDTA Congress highlights BET-inhibition and apabetalone in addressing the significant unmet medical need in chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease.  

Resverlogix Corp. ("Resverlogix" or the "Company") (TSX: RVX) today announced that on Monday, June 5, 2017, at the European Renal Association - European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) Congress in Madrid, Spain, the Company will host a symposium titled: "Managing CKD, Diabetes & CVD: Is epigenetics a new way forward?"

"The presentations at the ERA-EDTA Congress symposium highlight the opportunity and need for a novel approach to reduce risk in kidney and cardiovascular disease, and demonstrate the important role for epigenetics in the underlying pathology of these diseases," commented Donald McCaffrey, President and CEO. "Based on its mechanism, emerging data illustrates that apabetalone has the potential to address the significant unmet medical need in this patient population. Importantly, the Company's planned Phase 2a trial in kidney dialysis patients was recently approved to proceed by the FDA. The trial is designed to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of apabetalone in patients with end-stage renal disease on dialysis. More broadly, the Company's chronic kidney disease program, with apabetalone, is aimed at assessing the cardiovascular risk reducing potential, in addition to any improved kidney function, observed in prior Phase 2 trials. Ultimately, we believe apabetalone will improve health outcomes for this high-risk patient population."

The speakers and agenda are as follows: 

Introduction 

• Vincent M Brandenburg, MD - Aachen, Germany

The high risk diabetes patient: What is the need for novel approaches to reduce cardiovascular and renal risk? 

• Luis M Ruilope, MD - Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain

Epigenetics as a novel strategy in cardiovascular and renal risk reduction: A closer look at BET as a pathway for inhibition 

• Marta Ruiz-Ortega - Foundación Jiménez Diaz, Madrid, Spain

BET inhibition in renal and cardiovascular disease: What is the clinical roadmap? 

• Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD - UC Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, USA

Discussion & summary  

• Carmine Zoccali, MD - Reggio Cal, Italy

These symposium presentations will be made available at: http://pace-cme.org/bet-inhibition/ shortly after the live event.

Resverlogix will also present two posters and one oral presentation at the congress as follows: 

   
    Oral Presentation:

    Date:                        Monday, June 5, 2017
    Time:                        8:00 - 10:00 CET
    Session Title:               Experimental Renal Pathology

                                 Apabetalone (RVX-208) Impacts Key Biomarkers and Pathways
                                 Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with
    Presentation Title:          Severe Renal Impairment

    Posters:

    Date:                        Sunday June 4, 2017
    Time:                        9:30 - 10:45 CET
    Poster presentation number:  SP425

                                 Effects of Apabetalone (RVX-208) on Serum Albumin in
                                 Subjects with CVD, Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease; A
                                 Post-hoc Analysis of the ASSURE and SUSTAIN Clinical
    Poster Title:                Trials

    Date:                        Monday, June 5, 2017
    Time:                        9:30 - 10:45 CET
    Poster presentation number:  MP092

                                 Apabetalone, a Bromodomain and Extraterminal Protein
                                 Inhibitor, Decreases Key Factors in Vascular
    Poster Title:                Calcification in vitro and in Clinical Trials

The two posters will be made available on the Resverlogix website HERE at 7:00 AM MT on Monday, June 5^th, 2017.

About Resverlogix 

Resverlogix is developing apabetalone (RVX-208), a first-in-class, small molecule that is a selective BET (bromodomain and extra-terminal) inhibitor. BET bromodomain inhibition is an epigenetic mechanism that can regulate disease-causing genes. Apabetalone is the first and only BET inhibitor selective for the second bromodomain (BD2) within the BET protein called BRD4. This selective inhibition of apabetalone on BD2 produces a specific set of biological effects with potentially important benefits for patients with high-risk cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes mellitus (DM), chronic kidney disease, dialysis, Alzheimer's disease, Fabry disease, other orphan diseases, and peripheral artery disease, while maintaining a well described safety profile. Apabetalone is the only selective BET bromodomain inhibitor in human clinical trials. Apabetalone is currently in a Phase 3 trial, BETonMACE, in high-risk CVD patients with type 2 DM and low high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and is expected to be initiated in a Phase 2a kidney dialysis trial designed to evaluate biomarker changes and safety parameters in up to 30 patients with end-stage renal disease treated with hemodialysis.

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