Eisai says it has acquired exclusive rights to conduct clinical trialsand market worldwide Teikoku Chemical's TKS1044, which the latter says is effective against Helicobacter pylori, the bacteria associated with gastric ulcers. The compound is currently in the preclinical stage of development.
Eisai is also hopeful that TKS1044 could be used as a stand-alone therapy to eliminate the bacterium, as opposed to current therapy which requires a combined antiulcerant and antibiotic approach, a company spokesperson said. Whether it can be used alone will be determined in human trials, it was noted, and Eisai has not commented about when these will be initiated.
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