Nile Therapeutics Announces Dosing of First Patient in Phase I Study of Cenderitide

Nile Therapeutics, Inc.

today announced dosing of the first patient in a Phase I clinical trial investigating the use of subcutaneous cenderitide. The trial is being conducted pursuant to Nile's previously announced collaboration with Medtronic and is the first clinical step towards developing cenderitide as a treatment for the post-acute heart failure space, a strategy which was recently granted Fast Track status by the United States Food and Drug Administration.