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Title: Cystic Fibrosis


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Cystic Fibrosis
  • Genetic disease mutation in the
  • CFTR chloride
    channel
  • Affects mainly lungs
  • digestive system,

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What is cystic fibrosis?
  • Mucus - lubricates and protects the linings of
    the airways, digestive system, reproductive
    system, and other organs and tissues
  • In CF patients, the body produces mucus that is
    abnormally thick and sticky. This abnormal mucus
    can obstruct the airways, leading to severe
    problems with breathing and bacterial infections
    in the lungs.
  • Over time, mucus buildup and infections result
    in permanent lung damage, including the formation
    of scar tissue (fibrosis) and cysts in the lungs.

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What is cystic fibrosis?
  • Most people with cystic fibrosis also have
    digestive problems because thick, sticky mucus
    interferes with the function of the pancreas.
  • The pancreas is an organ that produces enzymes
    that help digest food. In people with cystic
    fibrosis, mucus blocks the ducts of the pancreas,
    preventing these enzymes from reaching the
    intestines to aid digestion.

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How common is cystic fibrosis?
  • Cystic fibrosis is a common genetic disease
    within the Caucasian (white) population in the
    United States.
  • The disease occurs in 1 in 2,500 to 3,500
    Caucasian newborns. Cystic fibrosis is
  • Less common in other ethnic groups, affecting
    about 1 in 17,000 African Americans and 1 in
    31,000 Asian Americans.

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Therapies for Cystic Fibrosis
  • Dornase Alfa (Inhalation) -Helps to improve
    breathing and reduce the chance of lung
    infections. Its a Dnase
  • BRAND NAME(S) Pulmozyme DNase
    Recombinant Human Deoxyribonuclease
  • Acetylcysteine (Inhalation)
  • Dissolves mucus so that it may be coughed up.
  • Given by Inhalation
  • Solution (U.S. and CanadA
  • Azithromycin-antibiotic used to treat certain
    infections caused by bacteria
  • BRAND NAME(S) ZithromaxPancrelipase (Oral)
  • Pancrelipase-
  • Enzyme that helps digest foods for patients who
    have cystic fibrosis and digestive disorders.
  • BRAND NAME(S) Pancrease, Cotazym, Creon,
    Entolase, Festal II, Pancote, Viokase,
    Zymase, Ku-Zyme HP

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Who is SourceCF?
  • SourceCF, founded in July 2001 by former Johnson
    Johnson executives Walters and Norm Stanley,
    began as a company that provided marketing and
    promotion services for companies that offer
    treatments and other products for the 30,000
    sufferers of cystic fibrosis,.
  • SourceCF offers expertise in digestive care,
    anti-infectives, nutritionals, and pulmonary
    management equipment.

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  • Today, SourceCF represents a comprehensive suite
    of quality pharmaceutical and medical products
    that include
  • a highly efficient electronic nebulizer
  • that delivers extremely fast treatments,
  • eFlow SCF, from PARI
  • anti-infective drugs from X-GEN Pharmaceuticals
    (formerly Pharma-Tek) of Elmira, New York,
  • portable chest wall oscillation vest system,
    SmartVest, from Electromed of New Prague,
    Minnesota.
  • In addition, SourceCF has developed a
    multivitamin line
  • easy to Softgels for adults,
  • good tasting bubble gum flavored
  • easily tolerated citrus flavored Pediatric Drops
    for infants

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A Little Bit of History-2003
  • Huntsville Biotechnology Center held its grand
    opening on Thursday.
  • SourceCF Inc., Applied Genomics Inc. and Open
    Biosystems Inc. are separate companies that now
    share phone systems, computer resources,
    conference rooms .
  • "It gives us the ability to share ideas,
    equipment and resources, things that small
    companies have to do to survive," said Rob Seitz,
    Applied Genomics CEO and president.
  • Each company in the center is involved with a
    different aspect of biotechnology
  • Walters(president of SCF) also announced Thursday
    the formation of SourceCF Clinical Research and
    Development. That company will work with CF
    groups to identify and bring promising drugs
    being worked on in labs around the world to
    market, Walters said. SourceCF is working on
    three drugs, he said.

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2007 Eurand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has acquired
the SourceCF family of companies (SourceCF) for
6.6 million in cash
  • The acquisition of SourceCF also provides Eurand
    with a U.S. based specialty sales force comprised
    of 15 highly-experienced sales and sales support
    professionals dedicated to the CF community.
  • SourceCF supports the care delivered through the
    100 plus CF treatment centers located across the
    U.S. Eurand intends to integrate the SourceCF
    team into its U.S. commercial organization to
    support the planned launch of its lead product
    candidate, ZentaseTM (EUR-1008).
  • Michael Walters, President of SourceCF, will join
    Eurand as Executive Vice President of Eurand
    Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He will be responsible for
    the Company?s U.S. sales and marketing efforts
    and for the launch of Zentase.

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Eurands Controlling Drug Release
(CDR)Technology Platform
  • We have four technologies
  • within this platform and can
  • choose the best technology
  • to achieve the most
  • efficacious plasma
  • concentration profile for
  • a given therapeutic agent.
  • We seek to address the specific
  • needs of a compound such as reduced
  • drug dosage, enhanced therapeutic
  • effect and optimized safety and
  • toxicity profiles.

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Eurands Controlling Drug Release
(CDR)Technology Platform
Technology
Product
  • Our Diffucaps - system that provides optimal
    release profiles for either single drugs or for a
    combination of drugs.
  • EUR-1000
  • Collaboration PartnerReliant Pharmaceuticals,
    Inc
  • IndicationHypertension, Migraine
  • StatusPhase III
  • rofile EUR-1000 - AB rated generic product to
    Inderal LA, a long-acting formulation of
    propranolol that is indicated for the treatment
    of hypertension and migraines. In 2005, Inderal
    LA generated approximately 215 million in sales
    according to IMS Health. EUR-1000 uses our
    Diffucaps technology.

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Eurands Controlling Drug Release
(CDR)Technology Platform
Technology
Product
  • AdvaTab
  • AdvaTab tablets disintegrate rapidly in the
    mouth, typically in less than 30 for convenient
    oral drug administration without water. suited to
    those patients that experience difficulty in
    swallowing capsules and tablets.
  • It can be combined with Eurands complimentary
    particle technologies its world leading
    Microcaps taste-masking technology and its
    Diffucaps controlled release technology.
  • Diffucaps
  • EUR-1048
  • Collaboration Partner
  • GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
  • IndicationUndisclosed
  • StatusBiostudy
  • Profile Dont say anything meaningful on their
    website

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Technology
Product
  • Diffucaps - system
  • EUR-1025
  • Collaboration PartnerEurand
  • Indicationanti emetic
  • StatusPhase I
  • profileEUR-1025 is a once-a-day oral formulation
    of ondansetron, an anti-emetic, or agent to
    prevent nausea and vomiting, sold under the brand
    name Zofran by GlaxoSmithKline. Zofran is
    currently administered two, three and four times
    per day and had worldwide sales of approximately
    2.0 billion, approximately half of which were
    for the oral dosage form.

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Lead Product Candidate EUR-1008
  • Indication Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
    (EPI)
  • EPI is a deficiency of digestive enzymes normally
    produced by the pancreas. These digestive enzymes
    are normally used to assist the digestion of
    food.
  • EPI results from - cystic fibrosis (CF), chronic
    pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, cytomegalovirus
    infection and HIV/AIDS. Can also result from
    surgical procedures.
  • A normally functioning pancreas secretes eight
    key enzymes required for efficient digestion and
    absorption of food. In addition to these key
    digestive enzymes, several coenzymes and
    cofactors are also required.
  • Marketed PEPs Porcine-derived PEPs are
    practically identical in composition to human
    pancreatic secretions and contain all of the key
    enzymes, coenzymes and cofactors necessary for
    proper digestion.
  • Zentase is designed as a replacement product for
    these missing enzymes and is designed to restore
    and maintain digestion, absorption and to promote
    normal growth in these patients.

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  • Eurand has completed two phase III clinical
    trials on Zentase and submitted an NDA for this
    product in December 2007. The FDA has granted
    Zentase 'Priority Review. (usually takes 10
    month, here 6 month)

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Eurand-s1
  • Patients with EPI are treated with
    porcine-derived pancreatic enzyme products, or
    PEPs. According to IMS Health Incorporated, PEPs
    generated approximately 720 million in worldwide
    sales in 2005.
  • PEPs have been utilized since before the
    enactment of the U.S. Federal Food Drug and
    Cosmetic Act, or FDCA, in 1938, and,
    consequently, none of the currently available
    products are marketed under a new drug
    application (NDA) approved by the FDA. In April
    2004, the FDA mandated that all manufacturers of
    EPI drug products file a NDA and receive approval
    for their products by April 2008 or be subject to
    regulatory action.

NDANew Drug Application(since 1983). The NDA
application is the vehicle through which drug
sponsors formally propose that the FDA approve a
new pharmaceutical for sale and marketing in the
U.S. The data gathered during the animal studies
and human clinical trials of an Investigational
New Drug (IND) become part of the NDA.
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Eurand-s1
  • Pancreatic enzyme products are inherently
    unstable and thus, to compensate for enzyme
    degradation over time, all manufacturers
    currently include an overfill of enzymes in the
    finished product. As a result, patients receive
    PEPs with variable and uncertain levels of
    potency, resulting in an inconsistent therapeutic
    effect.
  • In April 2006, the FDA issued Guidance for
    Industry addressing, among other matters, the
    elimination of overfill, the nature of clinical
    trials to be conducted to obtain FDA approval for
    a NDA, the formulation requirements for the
    product and the need for manufacturers to provide
    viral inactivation results and full
    characterization of the enzymes in the product.
    Because of the complex nature of these products,
    we believe that some of the companies currently
    marketing PEPs in the United States may not be
    able to satisfy the FDA's NDA requirements by
    April 2008. We believe this will present
    EUR-1008, if approved, with a significant market
    opportunity.
  • We have designed EUR-1008 to meet the FDA
    requirements for pancreatic enzyme products.
    EUR-1008 is a highly stable formulation
    containing eight key porcine-derived enzymes and
    a number of coenzymes and cofactors that we
    believe are necessary for proper digestion. We
    believe that due to its novel formulation
    EUR-1008 will have advantages over the current
    EPI products

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Eurand-s1
  • If we receive FDA approval to market EUR-1008
    in the United States, we intend to commercialize
    this product ourselves(they bought sourceCF ) by
    establishing a specialty sales and marketing
    organization that will target the approximately
    115 Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Centers (that
    sourceCF is connected to) and selected
    gastroenterologists and pulmonologists

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Risks Related to Our Business
  • delays in obtaining, or a failure to obtain and
    maintain, regulatory approval for our product
    candidates, including our lead product candidate,
    EUR-1008
  • The possibility that the FDA may not remove
    existing PEPs from the U.S. market that do not
    receive approval for NDAs by the April 2008
    deadline- BIG risk factor
  • our ability to commercialize EUR-1008 and
    effectively develop our sales, marketing and
    distribution capabilities
  • our ability to effectively maintain existing
    collaboration partnerships and to establish new
    collaboration partnerships
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