Launch of New Genomic ADME Service
October 04 2011 - 2:00AM
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Cyprotex PLC
04 October 2011
4 October 2011
Cyprotex Launches Breakthrough Genomic ADME Service (gADME(TM)
)
New Service Provides Understanding of Genetic Variations on Drug
Response
Cyprotex PLC (AIM:CRX), the preclinical ADME-Tox services
company, today announces the launch of its new Genomic ADME
service, making Cyprotex the pioneering discovery-focused ADME Tox
contract research organisation providing drug researchers with
actionable data about genomic differences in drug response at the
early stages of drug development.
The new service, named gADME(TM), enables drug developers to
identify which enzymes play a role in the metabolism of their
drugs, to understand the impact of genetic polymorphisms on that
metabolism, and to devise dose adjustment strategies. This gives
drug developers the opportunity to substantially improve patient
care through identifying and compensating for variability in
patient drug response, and enabling personalised dose regimens.
Cyprotex's gADME(TM) service combines genomics with ADME to
predict inter-individual variability in human pharmacokinetics. The
technology utilises a panel of proprietary enzyme systems providing
a comprehensive range of drug metabolising enzymes, including
genetic variants of these enzymes.
Genetic polymorphisms (variants) in drug metabolism greatly
affect plasma levels in vivo, making them one of the major causes
of both adverse drug reactions and of lack of drug efficacy in
humans. The most commonly reported genetic polymorphisms in drug
metabolism are those for the cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYPs), a
diverse and key group of enzymes. Expression of these enzymes and
the number of active and inactive alleles differ significantly as a
function of ethnicity, resulting in sometimes large variations in
drug plasma levels between individuals of different ethnic
origins.
Until now, such variances in drug plasma levels has meant that
drug developers have to discard potential drugs whose metabolism is
substantially dependent on these polymorphic enzymes and drugs that
could have benefited one or more ethnic groups are not being
pursued because of adverse effects or lack of efficacy within other
ethnic groups.
Dr. Katya Tsaioun, Cyprotex's Chief Scientific Officer, comments
on the launch of gADME(TM): "Many potentially valuable drugs are
being discarded in early development because they are metabolised
by polymorphic CYPs, which puts the drugs at risk of excessively
variable drug plasma levels among patients. Cyprotex's gADME(TM)
service allows drug developers to understand the effect of genetic
polymorphisms on drug toxicity and efficacy. This understanding
will enable drug developers to identify appropriate dose adjustment
strategies personalised for an individual's genotype. This in turn
can enable existing therapies to be repositioned, and successful
development of drugs that would have heretofore been
discarded."
Dr Anthony Baxter, Cyprotex's Chief Executive Officer, comments:
"The launch of gADME(TM) represents a significant milestone in
Cyprotex's scientific evolution. In the past year Cyprotex
diversified into proprietary services spearheaded by our predictive
toxicology technology CellCiphr(TM) and now gADME(TM) for genetic
ADME. Last year Cyprotex entered the in vitro toxicology market and
we can now offer a large portfolio of predictive toxicology
services."
For further information:
Cyprotex PLC Tel: +44 (0) 1625 505
100
Dr Anthony Baxter, Chief Executive Officer ir@cyprotex.com
John Dootson, Chief Financial Officer www.cyprotex.com
Mark Warburton, Chief Operating Officer and
Legal Counsel
Singer Capital Markets Limited (broker to Tel: +44 (0) 203 205
Cyprotex) 7500
Shaun Dobson shaun.dobson@singercm.com
Claes Spang claes.spang@singercm.com
www.singercm.com
FTI Consulting Tel: +44 (0) 20 7831
3113
Ben Brewerton cyprotex@fticonsulting.com
Ben Atwell www.fticonsulting.com
Mo Noonan
Notes to Editors:
Cyprotex PLC
Cyprotex is the world's largest contract research organisation
(CRO) specialising in ADME Tox, which is the analysis of the
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, and Toxicity
properties of potential drugs, cosmetics, and agrochemicals. It is
the only company in the world with in-house capabilities for both
in vitro (test tube) and in silico (computer modelling) ADME Tox.
Cyprotex was founded in 1999 and listed on the AIM in 2002. It has
laboratories in Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK (near Manchester), and
Watertown, Massachusetts, USA (near Boston), making it one of only
three ADME Tox CROs with international operations.
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