Edge Therapeutics’ EG-1962 Data To Be Presented

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., Feb. 17, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Edge Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: EDGE ), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel hospital-based therapies in the management of acute, life-threatening conditions, today announced that two posters on Edge’s lead product candidate, EG-1962, will be presented at the International Stroke Conference (ISC) 2017 to be held February 22-24, 2017 in Houston, Texas.

EG-1962, is currently being investigated in the pivotal Phase 3 NEWTON 2 ( N imodipine microparticles to  E nhance recovery  W hile reducing  TO xicity after subarach N oid hemorrhage) clinical study comparing the efficacy and safety of EG-1962 administered through an external ventricular drain (EVD) compared to oral nimodipine in adults who suffer an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) resulting from a ruptured brain aneurysm.

Details of the presentations are as follows:

Title: CTP29 - NEWTON 2: Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group, Efficacy and Safety Study Comparing EG-1962 to Standard of Care Oral Nimodipine in Adults with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Session: CT P1 - Ongoing Clinical Trials Posters II Date / Time: Thursday, February 23, 6:15 - 6:45 p.m. Central Time Location : Hall E Presenter : Daniel Hänggi, M.D., University Medical Center Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg, Germany

Title: TP425 - How do Different Outcome Measures Reflect Outcome After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Session: P35 - SAH and Other Neurocritical Management Posters II Date / Time: Thursday, February 23, 6:15 - 6:45 p.m. Central Time Location: Hall E Presenter :  Daniel Hänggi, M.D., University Medical Center Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg, Germany

For additional information, please visit the ISC website .

About EG-1962

EG-1962 is a novel polymeric nimodipine microparticle containing nimodipine suspended in a diluent of sodium hyaluronate. EG-1962 utilizes Edge’s proprietary Precisa ^TM  development platform and is designed to improve patient outcomes following aSAH. EG-1962 has been granted Fast Track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and orphan drug designation by the FDA and the European Commission.

About Edge Therapeutics, Inc.

Edge Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that discovers, develops and seeks to commercialize novel, hospital-based therapies capable of transforming treatment paradigms for the management of acute, life-threatening neurological and other conditions. EG-1962, Edge’s lead product candidate, has the potential to fundamentally improve patient outcomes and transform the management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, which is bleeding around the brain due to a ruptured brain aneurysm. Edge is evaluating EG-1962 in two clinical studies: the pivotal Phase 3 NEWTON 2 study of EG-1962 delivered via external ventricular drain, and a study of direct intracisternal administration of EG-1962. For additional information about Edge, please visit www.edgetherapeutics.com .    

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