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Company News: SuppreMol Starts SM101 Dosing in the Context of SMILE Study

Australian study center treats first systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients –

SuppreMol GmbH today announced the start of dosing in the context of the international SMILE study (SM101 In Lupus Erythematosus). The phase IIa, double-blind clinical trial of SM101, the lead compound of the company, involves patients suffering from Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).

The first patient was treated last month in Australia. Additional study centers in Belgium, Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and the Czech Republic will commence patient treatment in the coming weeks. Over the course of one month, the study participants will receive placebo or two different doses of SM101 weekly.

SM101 is a soluble version of the Fc gamma receptor IIb, which binds to autoantibody/autoantigen complexes and thereby blocks the triggering of Fc receptors on the surface of immune cells.  SM101 has been studied in the context of a clinical phase Ib/IIa trial for the indication of Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) since 2010. For this indication, the product is designated as a drug for rare medical conditions (“orphan drug”) in the European Union and in the United States.