rvx-208 and Alzheimer-Disease

RVX 208 (RVX-208; RVX000222) is a first-in-class novel small molecule in development by Resverlogix Corporation for acute coronary syndromes, atherosclerosis and Alzheimer disease. It increases the levels of apolipoprotein A1 and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, thereby potentially reducing the risk for cardiovascular disease. This review discusses the key development milestones and therapeutic trials of this drug. This summary has been extracted from Wolters Kluwer's R&D Insight drug pipeline database. R&D Insight tracks and evaluates drug development worldwide through the entire development process, from discovery, through pre-clinical and clinical studies to market launch. This is an open access article published under the terms of the Creative Commons License "Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivative 3.0" (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/) which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction, provided the original work is properly cited and not altered.

Topics: Acute Coronary Syndrome; Alzheimer Disease; Animals; Atherosclerosis; Clinical Trials as Topic; Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; Humans; Quinazolines; Quinazolinones