Follicum Commencing Phase IIa Trials in Germany
I have written about Sweden-based Follicum and its FOL-005 hair growth product numerous times in the past. Several days ago, Follicum announced that German authorities have granted the company approval to commence Phase IIa clinical trials for FOL-005. The approval was granted by the German Medicines Agency (BfArM) and the German Ethics Committee.
Also see this recent article titled: “The rise of therapeutic peptides: Follicum at the forefront.” Key quote:
“Peptide-based drug candidates are more likely to reach the market compared to small molecule drug candidates.”
Follicum Phase IIa Trials in Berlin and Hamburg
The trial will comprise about 200 patients who will be treated with topical FOL-005 or placebo daily for 4 months. Results will be released in the fourth quarter of 2020. The upcoming phase IIa study will investigate the safety, efficacy and response to a topical formulation of FOL-005. Note that in 2018, an injectable version of FOL-005 produced a good safety profile and hair growth results.
The press release states that patient recruitment will start soon. I contacted Follicum to see if any of this blog’s European readers would be able to volunteer as test candidates. However, the company’s chief business office Mr. Gunnar Gårdemyr replied in the negative. He said that all 200 test male patients for the trials have already been recruited and are from Germany.
The trials will be conducted at:
- Charité Clinical Research Center for Hair and Skin Science (“CRC”) in Berlin. A highly reputable institute that I have covered in the past on this blog.
- Hamburg-based proDERM, which just celebrated its 25-year anniversary. The have an interesting website section on hair care and hair removal.
About FOL-005
According to Follicum, FOL-005 is a proprietary peptide. Its development was based on research involving the human protein osteopontin. FOL-005 is a shorter sequence of osteopontin. The sequence has been slightly modified, but is still based on natural amino acids according to Follicum.
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