BioLineRx Receives Regulatory Finnish Approval for BL-7010 Phase 1/2 Safety Trial

BioLineRx BLRX announced today that it has received regulatory approval from the Finnish National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira) to commence a Phase 1/2 safety trial for BL-7010, for the treatment of celiac disease. The study is expected to begin by the end of this year. The Phase 1/2 study is a two-part (single and repeated), double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose escalation study of BL-7010 in up to 32 patients at a world-leading site for celiac disease research in Finland. The primary objective of the study is to assess the safety of single and repeated ascending doses of BL-7010 in well-controlled celiac patients. Secondary objectives include an assessment of the systematic exposure, if any, of BL-7010 in the study patients. Professor Markku Maki, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Tampere School of Medicine and the Tampere Center for Child Health Research in Finland, the responsible coordinating investigator of the trial, stated, "Celiac has become an increasingly problematic condition, with 1% of the world's current population suffering from this disease. The incidence of See full press release