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Reversing Neuropathy

Regenacy’s HDAC6 inhibitor is a disease-modifying therapy for neuropathies

April 13, 2018 10:25 PM UTC

Regenacy Pharmaceuticals LLC is developing the selective histone deacetylase 6 inhibitor ricolinostat as the first disease-modifying therapy for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and diabetic neuropathy.

Regenacy was spun out of Acetylon Pharmaceuticals Inc. during its 2016 acquisition by Celgene Corp. with rights to develop ricolinostat in some non-cancer indications. Celgene has ricolinostat in Phase I/II trials to treat lymphoma and multiple myeloma (MM)...