Treating organ inflammation

LSALT peptide (Metablok) is designed to target acute organ inflammation in the lungs, liver and kidneys.

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Developing drugs to prevent inflammation and organ injury

Arch Biopartners is a late-stage clinical trial company focused on preventing inflammation and organ injury.

Organ inflammation is a frequent result of common injuries and diseases and presents an unmet need with no effective treatments in the market today.

Arch has built a novel, therapeutic drug platform of new candidates led by LSALT peptide, developed to inhibit inflammation in the lungs, liver, and kidneys via the dipeptidase-1 (DPEP1) pathway.

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The company has a long history of working closely with the scientific community, universities and research institutions. Arch Biopartners mission is to advance and build the value of select therapeutic innovations, develop the most promising intellectual property, and create value for its investors.

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Arch Biopartners Clinical Team Publishes Data from Phase II Trial for LSALT Peptide Targeting Organ Inflammation in Hospitalized Patients Infected with SARS-CoV-2

British Medical Journal Open publishes paper detailing the results of the international Phase II human trial for LSALT peptide targeting acute lung and kidney inflammation in hospitalized patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 virusPhase II findings previously disclosed support dipeptidase-1 (DPEP-1) as a relevant therapeutic target for diseases of the lung, kidneys and liver where inflammation plays a major role. New biomarker data from the pandemic Phase II trial, provides further scientific rationale for Arch to bring LSALT peptide into larger trials to inhibit DPEP-1 mediated ...

University of Calgary Joins the Phase II Trial of LSALT Peptide Targeting Cardiac Surgery Associated-Acute Kidney Injury

TORONTO, March 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arch Biopartners Inc., (“Arch” or the “Company”) (TSX Venture: ARCH and OTCQB: ACHFF), announced today that a research team from the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine has joined the Phase II trial for LSALT peptide targeting the prevention and treatment of cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CS-AKI). LSALT peptide is the Company’s lead drug candidate for preventing and treating inflammation injury in the kidneys, lungs and liver. “We know that acute kidney injury impairs recovery ...
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LSALT Peptide (Metablok), is the company’s lead drug candidate targeting organ inflammation in the lungs, liver and kidneys.
LSALT peptide trials and development

In 2023, the company produced new human safety and efficacy data in a Phase I dose escalation study and announced that it has received FDA permission to proceed with a new Phase II human trial targeting organ inflammation in other applications such as cardiac surgery-associated kidney injury (CS-AKI).

Previous Phase II and III trials during the pandemic accelerated Arch’s drug development plans and shortened the path toward the approval and commercialization of LSALT peptide. Inflammation in the lungs was a common complication of hospitalized pandemic patients and LSALT peptide was used for the first time in a Phase II trial to treat acute lung inflammation in that setting. Successful results accelerated LSALT peptide’s inclusion in a national Phase III trial in Canada looking for new treatments to treat acute lung inflammation in the later stages of the pandemic.

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  • Current work on LSALT Peptide is directed by Arch’s larger Treatments for Inflammation Team, led by Dr. Daniel Muruve Ph. D. (Arch Biopartners CSO), Dr. Justin Macdonald Ph. D., and Dr. Arthur Lau Ph. D (Arch Biopartners Project Director), who are primarily based at the University of Calgary.
  • The DPEP1 Inflammation Pathway and LSALT Peptide (Metablok) were discovered by the Metablok team – Dr. Stephen Robbins Ph. D., Dr. Donna Senger Ph. D., Jennifer Rahn B Sc., M Sc. and their colleague Dr. Paul Kubes at the University of Calgary.

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The Arch Biopartners Science Teams have all participated and authored key papers and journal publications as a core part of their ongoing scientific research, discoveries and development.
  • Treatments for Inflammation publications surrounding the development of LSALT Peptide (Metablok) as a treatment for inflammation with broad application to prevent organ and tissue injury
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