Alterity Therapeutics (ASX: ATH, NASDAQ: ATHE) ("Alterity" or "the Company"), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing disease modifying treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced the Company's Phase 2 clinical trial of ATH434 for the treatment of patients with Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) is now open for enrolment in New Zealand.
MSA is a rare neurodegenerative disease. While it is similar to Parkinson's disease, MSA progresses more rapidly and causes profound disability. In addition to the motor symptoms characteristic of Parkinson's disease, MSA manifests with more severe autonomic nervous system impairment resulting in bladder dysfunction and the inability to maintain normal blood pressure, as well as uncoordinated or clumsy movements that contribute to falling. Currently available treatments only address certain symptoms of MSA. There are no therapies that slow disease progression and there is no cure.
ATH434 is designed to reduce the toxic accumulation of α-synuclein, a pathological hallmark of MSA, and preserve nerve cells by restoring normal iron balance in the brain. Therefore, ATH434 has the potential to address the underlying pathology of the disease and preserve function in individuals with MSA.
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