First Patient Dosed in Phase 2a Clinical Trial of Verona Pharma’s RPL554 for Cystic Fibrosis
The first patient has been dosed in a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating RPL554 as a treatment for cystic fibrosis (CF), according to its maker, Verona Pharma. RPL554 is a first-in-class drug candidate designed to inhibit the enzymes phosphodiesterase 3 and 4 (PDE3/PDE4). It has been shown to have…