Benzinga | Dec 10, 2021 06:33AM EST

MediciNova Reports MN-166 Poster Presentation For Int'l. Symposium On Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Motor Neurone Disease Dec. 7-10

MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ:MNOV) and the JASDAQ Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Code Number: 4875), today announced that Dr. Malath Makhay, Director, Scientific Affairs, presented the poster of MediciNova's ongoing Phase 2b/3 clinical trial of MN-166 (ibudilast) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at the 32nd International Symposium on ALS/MND (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neurone disease) being held virtually on December 7 - 10, 2021.

The presentation entitled "COMBAT-ALS Phase 2b/3 Trial of MN-166 (ibudilast) in ALS: Trial Update" was given by Malath Makhay, Ph.D., Director, Scientific Affairs, MediciNova, Inc. during the live poster session. In this poster presentation, Dr. Makhay discussed the study objectives, scientific rationale, study design, and demographic and baseline characteristics of the study participants as of August 2021. Additionally, she discussed recently adopted changes including flexibility of riluzole use prior to and during enrollment, and permission to conduct remote clinic visits. These changes were made in order to provide greater opportunity to participate in the trial for patients experiencing tolerability issues while on riluzole treatment and to consider COVID-19 restrictions.

Dr. Yuichi Iwaki, M.D. Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, MediciNova, Inc. commented, "The purpose of presenting ongoing activities from the COMBAT-ALS trial at this symposium is to share information about this important trial with ALS and motor neuron disease researchers, clinicians, patients, families, friends and caregivers. We want to express our deep gratitude to patients who volunteer to participate in our trial, as well as those who conduct the trial at their fine institutions, especially during a tough situation with the COVID-19 outbreak. We have been focused on adding additional sites to this important trial. Now that we have 20 sites actively recruiting patients, we expect the enrollment rate to increase going forward."