RXi Pharmaceuticals Announces Completion of Dosing in Phase 1 Trial for RXI-109 Program

RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation

today announced that dosing with their first drug in its first Phase 1 study, was completed last week. RXI-109 is being developed to prevent or reduce dermal scarring following surgery or trauma, as well as for the management of hypertrophic scars and keloids. Over the past 3 months, 15 subjects who are scheduled to undergo abdominoplasty in the coming months, were enrolled in a double-blind dose, escalation study during which single intradermal injections were administered in a dose dependent manner to 5 cohorts of 3 subjects each. Subjects received an injection of RXI-109 in 2 separate areas on