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Cobalis Corp. Phase III Trial for PreHistin(TM) Shows Positive
Results for Pre-Seasonal Treatment to Mitigate Allergy Symptoms in Humans
IRVINE, Calif., July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cobalis Corp. (OTC:CLSC)
(BULLETIN BOARD: CLSC) , a pharmaceutical biotech company specializing in the
development of anti-allergy medications, announced today that preliminary
analyses performed on data collected during their first Phase III Clinical
Trial for their flagship anti-allergy medication PreHistin(TM) has demonstrated
that pre-seasonal treatment with PreHistin(TM) was seen to clearly reduce
allergy symptoms.
The Study
The study, entitled A PHASE 3, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO- CONTROLLED,
PARALLEL GROUP STUDY OF THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF PRE-SEASONAL SUBLINGUAL
CYANOCOBALAMIN LOZENGES ON MILD TO MODERATELY SEVERE ALLERGIC RHINITIS IN
HUMANS was conducted by 8 Board Certified Allergists and Immunologists during
the most recent Mountain Cedar pollen season. A total of 715 patients, aged 17
to 75, with a demonstrated multi-year history of sensitivity to Mountain Cedar
pollen were randomized into 4 study arms, and 641 patients completed the study.
Patients received either placebo or active study drug during a 6 week trial; 3
weeks were administered prior to the onset of the allergy season, and patients
were studied for an additional 3 weeks following the onset of the allergy
season. Patients in two of the study arms received the active medication prior
to the onset of the allergy season, and patients in the other two arms received
only placebo during this period.
The study was intended to generate data to validate that pre-seasonal treatment
with PreHistin(TM), will mitigate the onset of the symptoms of seasonal
allergies as compared to placebo. Preliminary analyses of the data were
conducted by Mark H. Bradshaw, PhD, of GCP_MP, of Princeton, NJ, acting as an
independent biostatistician on behalf of the study sponsor Cobalis Corp.
The Analyses
A preliminary set of analyses was performed using patient-reported twice-daily
symptom scores. Detailed analyses of the clinical investigators' patient
examinations and of patient blood draws will be conducted in the next few weeks
when a final results report will be issued.
All analyses conducted by Dr. Bradshaw were based on reflective scores
(patients' assessments of their symptomatology over the previous 12 hours). AM
and PM self-rated symptom scores each day for each patient were summed across
the four primary symptoms: sneezing, runny nose, nasal congestion, and nasal
itch.
Individual symptom score values were defined as follows: 0=none, 1=mild,
2=moderate, 3=severe. For each symptom, AM or PM, possible scores ranged from
0-3; therefore the maximum possible summed patient symptom score for any
particular day was 24 (4 symptoms * 2 collection times * maximum score of
3=24). For each patient, the daily sum of reflective scores was then averaged
across all days within a week to arrive at one per-patient average daily
reflective symptom score for that week. This single per-patient number was
entered into the statistical analysis for each patient; hence for analysis of
variance (ANOVA) purposes, N=the number of patients in a particular analysis.
The Results
Following the SAP (Statistical Analysis Plan) for the study protocol,
comparisons between the various study arms, between specific weeks of the
study, between patients receiving pre-seasonal treatment versus patients who
received placebo pre-seasonally showed definite reductions in Mean AM and PM
Scores for the Sum of Four Primary Reflective Symptoms. In addition, symptom
scores for sneezing and nasal itch showed that the single study arm that
received active PreHistin(TM) throughout the entire 6 weeks had the greatest
reduction in symptoms, and performed the best compared with all other study
arms. By Week 6 of the study (the last week symptoms were recorded) Arm 3 (the
arm in which patients received PreHistin(TM) throughout the entire 6 weeks)
showed the lowest overall average symptom scores.
Said Dr. Bradshaw: "Based on the analyses that take into account differences in
symptom severity at Week 1, it appears there are statistically reliable
differences among treatment arms. From a scientific standpoint the evidence
for differences among the treatment arms is very strong."
Said Chas Radovich, Cobalis CEO: "We are extremely pleased to announce these
preliminary results of our first Phase III Clinical Study of PreHistin(TM), and
especially pleased that the study arm of patients receiving only PreHistin(TM)
fared best in achieving the lowest average symptom scores of all other arms.
We had hoped this study and analysis would generate the data we needed to
effectively plan our second Phase III Trial for PreHistin(TM), and we have
achieved that goal. We look forward to announcing the complete detailed
results of this first study shortly, and to moving forward aggressively now to
complete our Phase III Clinical Trials program, and gain FDA approval to market
PreHistin(TM) as an effective OTC pre-seasonal medication for the mitigation of
seasonal and perennial allergy symptoms."
Now that the preliminary analyses have been examined, the Company will proceed
to have its independent statistical analysts and biostatisticians complete the
full detailed analysis of all data points. Cobalis expects to announce the
final detailed results within the coming 4-6 weeks.
ABOUT COBALIS CORP. -- PREHISTIN (TM)
Headquartered in Irvine, California, Cobalis Corp. is an over-the-counter
pharmaceutical company. Its flagship product, PreHistin(TM), designed to
prevent the primary cause of airborne allergies, is currently in Phase III
clinical trials and initial marketing in the U.S. will commence upon final FDA
marketing approval. The U.S. anti-allergy medication market was $7.2 billion in
2003 and is expected to exceed $10 billion by 2010. PreHistin(TM), "the world's
first pre-histamine," has shown in previous studies to modulate the body's
level of the protein IgE, reducing the overproduction of histamines, the
primary cause of airborne allergy symptoms. Prior studies have shown that the
active ingredient in PreHistin(TM) appears to have essentially no risks of
adverse effects to the general population, including sedation and drowsiness
found in many of the allergy products currently available.
For further information please visit the website at http://www.cobalis.com/.
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statements.
DATASOURCE: Cobalis Corp.
CONTACT: Charles Radovich, CEO of Cobalis Corp., +1-949-757-0001,
; or Tim Clemensen for Cobalis Corp.,
+1-212-843-9337