StemRIM to Register Russian Patent of Drug Candidate for Fatty Liver Disease
StemRIM (TYO:4599) will soon register its medical use patent in Russia for its regeneration-inducing drug candidate for the treatment of fatty liver and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.The Redasemtide patent, jointly filed with Osaka University and Niigata University, is intended to expand the drug's indications and secure development potential in Russia, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Tuesday.Fatty liver and NASH, which can progress to cirrhosis or liver cancer, lack effective drug treatments and are expected to increase with rising obesity and diabetes rates, the statement said.