In This Article:
Clinical site to be Opened in Saudi Arabia
Site Currently Treating Netherton Patients Who Are Eligible for Recruitment into Quoin Studies
Experienced Local Clinical Research Organization Has Been Engaged
Plans for the Opening of Additional International Sites at an Advanced Stage
ASHBURN, Va., June 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quoin Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (NASDAQ: QNRX) (the “Company” or “Quoin”), a clinical stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on rare and orphan diseases, today announces that it will expand its ongoing Netherton Syndrome clinical studies to include international sites. The first international site will be opened at a research hospital in Saudi Arabia. This hospital is currently treating a number of Netherton patients who will now become eligible for recruitment into Quoin’s studies. An experienced Clinical Research Organization has been engaged to manage the study locally. The Saudi site will operate under the auspices of Quoin’s open Investigational New Drug (IND) application with the US Food and Drug Administration. Plans to open additional international clinical sites are at an advanced stage.
Quoin CEO, Dr. Michael Myers, said, “We are very pleased to announce this exciting development for our ongoing clinical studies. We hope that the opening of this first international site, which is currently treating Netherton patients, will speed up overall recruitment into our studies whilst expanding the diversity of the patient population being tested. We are working hard to open additional international sites to augment the five sites that are currently open in the US. Quoin is committed to completing recruitment into our clinical studies as expeditiously as possible with a view to potentially delivering the first approved treatment to this underserved patient population.”
Quoin is conducting two ongoing clinical trials evaluating QRX003, a topical lotion, for the treatment of Netherton Syndrome. For more information about the trials, please visit: https://www.nethertonsyndromeclinicaltrials.com/.
About Quoin Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Quoin Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is a clinical stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapeutic products that treat rare and orphan diseases. We are committed to addressing unmet medical needs for patients, their families, communities and care teams. Quoin’s innovative pipeline comprises five products in development that collectively have the potential to target a broad number of rare and orphan indications, including Netherton Syndrome, Peeling Skin Syndrome, Palmoplantar Keratoderma, Scleroderma, Epidermolysis Bullosa and others. For more information, visit: www.quoinpharma.com or LinkedIn for updates.