Palatin Announces Positive Phase IIb BREAKOUT Study Results in Patients with Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy

Open label study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of bremelanotide in patients with Type 2 diabetic nephropathy Demonstrated efficacy at 6 months 71% percent of patients achieved a >30% reduction in the urine protein to creatinine ratio (UP/Cr) 71% of patients achieved improved or stabilized estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) Bremelanotide therapy increased urinary VEGF levels in 37.5% of patients and reduced urinary synaptopodin losses in 36% of patients CRANBURY, N. ...