MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – November 22, 2024 - Immunity & Aging has published the results of the study on the potential of elocalcitol to reverse cellular senescence driven by energy overconsumption: https://immunityageing.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12979-024-00485-6

Adge Pharmaceuticals Inc. is evaluating elocalcitol, a.k.a. RO269228, a clinical stage small molecule originally developed by Roche, for the treatment of obesity and potentially other indications with unmet medical needs.

Obesity is a chronic health condition that leads to metabolic syndrome and raises the risk for heart disease and many other health problems, including type 2 diabetes and cancer. It is manifested in increase in size and amount of fat cells in the body. Nearly 80% of the US population is projected to be overweight or obese by 2050. Obesity is also known to exacerbate the age-related decline.

Metabolic syndrome is defined by the presence of a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors which include excess abdominal fat, hypertension, glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, high triglycerides, high LDL and low HDL.

Adge Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of best-in-class therapies for the management of obesity and metabolic syndrome.



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