BETHESDA, Md., May 1, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Sucampo") (Nasdaq: SCMP ), a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced that clinical data for lubiprostone will be presented at the American Pain Society ("APS") Conference in Tampa, Florida and Digestive Disease Week ("DDW") 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. The information regarding both presentations can be found below.
The following poster will be presented at APS on Friday, May 2, 2014 from 8:45 AM to 10:15 AM ET at the Tampa Convention Center:
- Efficacy of lubiprostone for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation according to opioid class (Webster et al. ) Poster 452. (Randall P. Brewer, MD, Shadreck Mareya, PhD, Anca Popescu, MD, Lynn R. Webster, MD)
The following posters will be presented at DDW on Saturday, May 3, 2014 between 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM CT in the South Hall of McCormick Place convention center in Chicago, Illinois:
- Lubiprostone for Treatment of Opioid-Induced Constipation: Analysis of Response by Opioid Class (M. Mazen Jamal, MD, MPH, Byron Cryer, MD, FACG, Taryn Losch-Beridon - Poster # Sa2020)
- A Pooled Analysis of Response to Lubiprostone in Patients With Opioid-Induced Constipation Receiving Non-Methadone Opioids Versus Methadone (Egilius L. H. Spierings, MD, PhD, Douglas A. Drossman, MD, MACG, Byron Cryer, MD, FACG, Taryn Losch-Beridon - Poster # Sa2036)
- Nausea Reported by Patients Enrolled in Clinical Studies of Lubiprostone: Analysis of Well-Controlled and Long-Term, Open-Label Studies of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation, Opioid-Induced Constipation, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation (Byron Cryer, MD, FACG, Lynn R. Webster, MD, Taryn Losch-Beridon - Poster # Sa2021)
- The CIC-2 chloride channel activator, lubiprostone, prevents ileal epithelial permeability alterations in a murine model of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (Muriel Larauche, PhD, Yvette Taché, PhD, Ganna Toltstanova, PhD, Pu-Qing Yuan, PhD)
The following poster will be presented at DDW during the Basic Late Breaking Abstract Poster Session on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 between 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM CT in the South Hall of McCormick Place convention center in Chicago, Illinois:
- Lubiprostone Reduces Murine Colitis Principally in a ClC-2-Dependent Manner (Anthony T. Blikslager, PhD, Younggeon Jin, Tiffany A. Pridgen – Poster # Tu2028)
About lubiprostone
Lubiprostone is a member of a class of compounds called prostones that directly activates ClC-2 chloride channels located in the apical membrane of the human intestinal epithelial cells. This activation causes an increase in chloride ions (Cl-) and intestinal fluid secretion into the lumen, thereby promoting the motility of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract contents.
About Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of drugs based on ion channel activators known as prostones. Prostones are naturally occurring fatty acid metabolites with unique physiological activities. Sucampo has two marketed products – AMITIZA and RESCULA® – and a pipeline of prostone-based product candidates in clinical development. A global company, Sucampo is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, and has operations in Japan, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. For more information, please visit www.sucampo.com .
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Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Silvia Taylor Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications 1-240-223-3718
